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EXERCISES 


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CLASS  DAY, 


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DARTMOUTH  COLLEGE, 


Tuesday,  June  23,  1891. 


HANOVER,   N.   H.  : 

PUBLISHED   BY   THE   CLASS. 

189I. 


PRESIDENT  : 

JAMES  FRANCIS  ALLISON, 

DUBLIN,    N.    H. 
MARSHAL : 

LAWRENCE  THOMPSON, 

CONCORD,    N.    H. 
ASSISTANT    MARSHAL  : 

CHARLES  SHERMAN  LITTLE, 

WEBSTER,    N.    H. 


Dartmouth  Press,  Hanox<er,  N.  H. 


INTRODUCTORY  ADDRESS. 


EDMUND    JONATHAN    KUGBEE,    HARTFORD.    VT, 


^AN  this  day,  which  is  so  peculiarly  ours,  and  which  is  to  be- 


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gin  those  exercises  that  are  to  sever  our  connections  with 
the  College,  it  is  fitting  that  we  review  with  our  Chroni- 
cler our  association  duiing  the  past  four  years,  and  with  the 
Prophet  take  a  look  into  the  future. 

We  have  now  reached  that  goal  in  our  college  course  to 
which  we  have  looked  forward  so  anxiously  during  the  past  four 
years.  In  two  days  and  we  shall  have  accomplised  the  greatest 
work  of  our  lives.  It  is  a  turning  point  that  should  be  well  con- 
sidered. Surely  the  day  should  be  for  us  the  beginning  of  a 
new  life,  when  we  should  cease  looking  backward  and  press 
on  to  the  things  that  are  before.  Our  opportunities  here  may 
not  have  been  well  improved,  but  neglected  opportunities  should 
not  be  the  patcern  of  our  lives  Our  college  course  may  not 
have  tended  so  much  to  store  us  with  knowledge  as  to  train  the 
mind  to  act,  utting  us  for  the  positions  we  soon  are  called  on  to 
fill,  and  helping  us  to  forge  that  position  we  would  fill  among 
our  fellowmen. 

Here,  during  the  past  four  years,  secluded  from  the  world 
without,  we  have  developed  within  us  those  principles  which  shall 
give  direction  and  character  to  all  our  future  progress  and  shall 
be  the  stepping  stones  to  our  success.  With  what  care  these 
foundations  of  our  future  life  have  been  laid  the  past  furnishes 
no  criterion  of  judgment  However  flattering  a  future  our 
prophet  shall  assign  us  to-day,  let  not  his  imagination  shape  our 
course.  The  struggle  is  a  even  one  for  most  of  us,  and  we  may 
be  victorious  and  successful  if  we  will. 

"  Let  no  one  look  at  fortune  cast  you  down  ; 
She  were  not  fortune  did  she  not  frown : 
Such  as  do  braveliest  bear  her  scorn  awhile 
Are  those  on  whom  at  last  she  most  will  smile." 


4'  CLASS  DA  V  NINE  TV-ONE. 

We  will  soon  find  ourselves  in  the  midst  of  the  stream  which 
is  dragging  us  out  into  the  wide  world,  and  like  the  stream  of 
water  which  forces  for  itself  a  path  through  difficult  passes,  so 
we,  with  strong  and  earnest  endeavor  and  by  true  manhood, 
must  make  our  path  through  the  difficulties  and  problems  of 
life.  Our  success  can  be  achieved  only  by  our  own  energy  and 
labor. 

The  fields  of  labor  that  lie  spread  out  before  us  are  vari- 
ous. Wherever  that  field  lies,  be  it  in  business,  profession,  or 
politics,  there  is  a  special  opportunity  for  each  one  of  us,  and  it 
is  a  duty  that  we  owe,  both  to  the  state  and  society,  that  we  bhall 
improve  the  opportunities  that  have  here  been  given  us  in  the  up- 
lifting and  enlightenment  of  our  fellowmen.  .Vot  for  fame.  We 
should  look  about  us  for  some  other  motive  than  the  approba 
tion  of  men.  Courage  and  will  are  necessary.  None  of  us 
should  shrink  from  the  struggle.  Let  us  so  work  that  the  same 
honor  and  respect  which  have  been  so  closely  allied  with  Dart- 
mouth in  the  past,  shall  continue  to  be  associated  with  it  wher- 
ever the  name  shall  be  neard. 

To  the  Alumni,  who  have  come  here  to  revisit  their  Alma 
Mater  and  pay  their  respects  to  old  Dartmouth,  and  who  have 
already  entered  upon  their  life  work,  seting  a  mark  for  us  as 
Dartmouth  men  to  strive  for,  we  extend  a  cordial  welcome. 

To  our  friends,  who  have  made  a  special  effort  to  be  with 
us  this  week,  who  have  watched  with  such  care  our  progress, 
who  have  shared  with  us  our  joys  and  triumphs,  and  who  have 
dee  Tied  it  a  duty  and  a  pleasure  to  help  and  guide  us,  we  ex- 
tend a  most  hearty  welcome,  trusting  that  their  efforts  in  our  be- 
half, and  the  confidence  they  have  placed  in  us  will  not  have 
been  in  vain. 


ORATION. 


HERMAN    HOWARD    KIRBEY,    NEWPORT,    N.    H. 


Vt^  O-DAY  we  are  called  to  a  new  experience  ;  we  look  to- 
■  \^  ward  the  threshold  of  the  door  of  departure.  Some  of 
our  number,  it  may  be,  are  able  to  catch  glimpses  of  the 
imaginary  and  even  the  real  scenes  beyond  this  threshold.  To 
others,  the  busy  world,  the  seelhing,  foaming  mass  of  humanity, 
appears  to  convey  a  mysterious  language  like  the  ceaseless  roar- 
ing uf  the  billowy  deep,  enshrouded  in  the  darkness  of  night. 

We  are  necessarily  impelled,  in  taking  our  next  advancing 
step,  to  lay  hold  upon  the  knowledge  and  experience  of  others, 
and  joining  to  this  our  own  limited  experience  and  reflections, 
to  formulate  a  new  vision  of  life,  and  it  is  of  the  revelation  of 
this  vision  of  humanity  that  I  wish  to  speak  to-day. 

An  eminent  American  statesman  has  given  utterance  to 
these  expressive  words:  "Human  life!  how  inspiring,  how 
boundless  the  theme  !  "  How  little  in  those  words,  and  yet  how 
much  !  We  see  them  written  in  bold  characters  at  every  mile- 
stone, at  every  turning  point  of  our  course.  They  express, 
though  they  do  not  explain,  the  relationship  between  mind  and 
matter.  Those  words  express  the  condition  of  every  age,  of  ev- 
ery station  of  life,  of  every  nationality.  They  show  to  us  that 
human  life  has  the  same  indisputable  characteristics  the  world 
over,  that  it  involves  the  soul  and  the  body,  it  includes  the  rich 
and  poor,  the  ignorant  and  enlightened,  the  poor  wreck  of  hu- 
manity and  the  pure  and  noble  life  whose  whole  soul  is  teeming 
with  goodness  and  radiates  with  exceeding  brilliancy  an  almost 
divine  inspiration. 

The  poet,  with  sad  and  melancholy  strains,  has  sung  of  hu 
manity,  and  ever  and  anon  there  come  floating  out  to  us  the 
sweet  refrains  of  the  bard  as  a  witness  of  its  beauty  and  grand- 
eur. Patiently  has  the  historian  described  its  beginning,  its 
progress,    its   deviations   and    attractions.     The   wise   man   has 


6  CLA  SS  DA  Y  NINE  T  V-  ONE . 

pointed  out  its  errors  and  layed  down  principles  of  reform.  The 
philosopher  has  drawn  out  the  true  ideal  of  life,  declaring  gen- 
eral truths,  while  the  painter  has  vividly  portrayed  the  real,  pic- 
turing, as  he  has,  the  diverse  conditions  of  actual  life. 

There  is  a  something  in  relation  to  this  life  that  is  marvel- 
ous, almost  unutterable.  The  mother  bends  o'er  the  cradle  of 
the  infant  with  a  beating,  anxious  heart.  Two  different  phases 
present  themselves,  the  deep  and  tender  love  of  the  mother  and 
the  expressions  of  joy  and  sorrow  of  the  child.  Upon  the  face 
of  that  child  we  see  inefaceably  stamped  the  word,  Humanity. 
There  is  the  same  will,  the  same  intelligence,  though  like  the 
tiny  physical  organs  undeveloped.  But  the  Power  that  gave  that 
bit  of  life  may  come  to  demand  it  again.  Then  two  oiher  phases 
demand  our  attention.  The  one  is  the  bitter  anguish  of  the 
mother,  in;o  whose  heart  is  branded  a  never  healing  wound. 
The  other  is  our  involuntary  speculation  as  to  the  sequel  of  the 
departed  life. 

Again  we  see  the  word  Humanity  written  upon  the  face  of 
the  youth  in  joys  more  gladly  experienced  and  in  sorrows  more 
keenly  felt.  There  is  an  equal  development  of  the  mental  and 
the  physical.  There  are  the  outcroppings  of  good  and  evil 
which  appear  as  harbingers  of  honor  and  disgrace. 

We  see  that  human  impression  stamped  upon  the  care-worn 
brow  of  the  man  of  middle  life.  The  intellectual  capacity  has 
reached  its  zenith.  Thought  is  no  longer  mere  fanciful  impulse 
but  serious,  reflective,  speculative.  The  problems  of  life  be- 
come f^od  tor  contemplation.  We  find  the  theoretical  and  the 
practical  man.  We  find  men  of  all  temperaments,  dispositions 
and  characters.  But  however  diverse  these  may  be,  man  is  ever 
human  and  subject  to  the  wonderful  laws  that  govern  humanity. 

Once  more  the  human  claim  asserts  itself,  as  we  look  upon 
the  aged  one,  whose  locks  the  cares  of  many  winters  have  whit- 
ened. We  painfully  watch  the  tottering  steps  and  listen  to  the 
broken  phrases,  intermingled  with  sighings  for  the  irretrievable 
past,  the  irredeemable  lost.  How  human  !  How  characteristic 
of  our  own  individual  selves. 

Hut  through  the  theatre  of  this  life,  where  sit  the  young  and 
old,  the  fiery  steeds  of  mortality  come  dashing  on,  while  the 
icythe-armed  chariot  mows  down  its  victims  without  discrimi- 


ORATION.  7 

nation.  We  are  called  from  our  occupations  to  gather  round 
the  bier,  to  take  a  last  look  at  one  who,  like  ourselves,  was  hu- 
man, but  ah  !  how  changed  !  The  same  form  is  there,  but  so 
different  we  scarcely  recognize  it.  That  voice  so  sweet  will  nev- 
er call  us  again.  Those  depressions  of  love  and  sympathy,  so 
dear  to  us,  are  silenced  forever.  We  cry  out  in  the  anguish  of 
our  hearts,  "  O  grave,  where  is  thy  victory  ?  "  Our  emotions, 
hitherto  bound  fast  within  their  prison  walls,  burst  forth  like  a 
mighty  army. 

It  is  a  phenomenon  affecting  both  the  mental  and  the  phys- 
ical, and  it  draws  out  the  wonderful  sympathy  of  the  one  for  the 
other.  We  look  upon  the  inanimate  objects  about  us,  but  they 
notice  us  not ;  they  are  cold  and  unsympathetic.  We  live  on 
only  to  find  that 

"  Evening  must  usher  night, 
Night  urge  the  morrow, 
Month  follow  month  with  woe 
And  year  wake  year  to  sorrow." 

But  we  are  inclined  to  maintain  that  sorrow  is  not  condu- 
cive to  man's  welfare,  that  it  is  an  unnatural  visitation  of  evil. 
It  is  said  that  man  is  created  to  be  happy,  and  the  truth  of  this 
assertion  is  based  upon  the  recognition  of  his  natural  desires 
and  the  evident  manifestations  of  divine  wisdom.  We  may 
reach  two  degrees  of  happiness,  a  negative  and  a  positive.  By 
the  former  we  reach  the  condition  of  exemption  from  suffering. 
The  perfection  of  this  state  is  seen  in  the  life  of  the  animal, 
bounded  by  the  present,  with  no  thought  of  the  future,  and  dying 
without  regret.  But  for  man  (his  mere  negative  happiness  is 
not  sufficient. 

As  the  water-lily  opens  its  petals  to  receive  the  warm  influ- 
ence of  the  sun's  rays,  so  do  our  mental  faculties,  through  per- 
ception and  reason'  reach  out  after  those  things  that  afford  de- 
light to  the  senses.  Fortunate  man,  we  say,  if  the  fruit  of  this 
search  shall  not  result  in  vain  projects  or  fanciful  illusions. 
Though  the  object  of  man's  desire  may  seem  to  recede  in  pro 
portion  to  his  advance  in  the  struggle  to  attain  it,  though  his 
memory  brings  suffering  from  the  past,  and  gathers  suffering 
from  the  future,  his  mental  excellence  is  not  disproved. 


8  CLASS  DA  Y  NINETY-ONE. 

Nature  has  decreed  that  the  different  senses  we  possess 
should  be  to  us  a  source  of  pleasure.  But  if  our  single  aim  is 
toward  mere  physical  gratification  we  cannot  reach  true  happi- 
ness. This  can  only  be  accomplished  as  we  associate  our  pleas- 
ures with  the  mind  and  such  happiness  can  only  be  perfected 
according  to  the  moral  support  which  the  mind  receives. 

A  beautiful  saying  is  this,  that  our  pleasures  become  celes- 
tial when  they  connect  the  past  with  the  present,  the  present 
with  the  future,  and  the  whole  with  heaven. 

But  there  are  gifts  which  create  within  the  hearts  of  men 
something  nobler  and  grander  than  sensuous  satisfactions. 
These  can  be  seen  embellishing  the  ties  of  the  family,  of  friend- 
ship and  society.  Among  these  gifts  we  note,  as  especially 
prominent,  filial  affection,  love,  pietv  and  parental  tenderness. 
These  sentiments  may  coexist,  thus  invigorating  one  another. 
They  have  ever  been  approved  by  reason  and  may  be  preserved 
by  virtue. 

It  is  by  the  cultivation  of  the  intellect  that  we  reach  higher 
and  grasp  more  firmly  not  simply  the  ideal  truth,  but  the  real 
verities  of  mortal  and  immortal  existence.  A  man  so  developed 
may  bid  defiance  to  the  proud  world,  he  cares  not  for  fleeting 
time  or  boundless  space ;  it  is  truth  he  seeks  and  truth  that  he 
ultimately  gains. 

The  casual  observer  must  exclaim  :  "  Man,  thou  happily  en. 
dowed  and  abundantly  blessed  !  Surely  thou  must  be  an  appre- 
ciative creature  !  "  Enviable  picture,  but  ah  !  We  fail  to  realize 
the  charms  of  the  situations  through  which  we  pass.  The  hap- 
py period  of  our  lives  is  that  which  is  no  more. 

To  the  youth  time  presents  a  long  perspective  of  which  the 
point  of  convergence  can  with  difficulty  be  detected.  The  sor- 
rows of  this  period  are  like  warm  spring  showers,  the  traces  of 
which  have  been  removed  by  a  gentle  breeze.  With  advancing 
years  the  converging  point  comes  nearer  and  nearer,  and  the 
imprint  of  solicitude  can  with  greater  difficulty  be  effaced. 

The  poet  has  truly  said,  "  Man  is  of  few  days  and  full  of 
trouble.  He  cometh  like  the  flower,  and  is  cut  down  ;  he  wast- 
eth  away  ;  he  giveth  up  the  ghost,  and  where  is  he  ?  "  A  ques- 
tion is  this  that  concerns  you  and  me.  Can  we  hope  to  receive 
answer  to  our  query?     All  nature  comes  to  our  assistance.     An 


ORATION.  9 

array  of  moralists  is  at  hand.  The  tender  plant,  whose  verdant 
foliage  is  blighted  by  the  autumnal  frosts,  is  an  emblem  of  life 
which  conveys  to  our  minds  the  truth  of  the  inevitable.  The 
seasons,  disclosing  wonders  and  demanding  reflection,  are  mor- 
alists. The  history  of  the  past,  the  daily  occurrences  of  society, 
are  replete  with  moral  reflections.  But  the  greatest  moral  teach- 
er that  we  have  is  death.  Though  it  places  heavily  its  icy  hand 
upon  us,  it  is  but  a  fulfilment  of  nature's  law,  all  in  all,  a  desira- 
ble end. 

It  is  to  this  seemingly  cruel  agent  that  those  affections 
which  give  value  to  life  owe  their  existence.  It  is  that  agent 
that  removes  the  sorrows  and  ills  peculiarly  human. 

"  Man  giveth  up  the  ghost  and  where  is  he  ?  "  The  mate- 
rial physical  returns  to  the  cold  earth,  but  where  is  that  intel- 
lectual that  could  comprehend  the  works  of  God  and  receive  in- 
spiring influence  from  the  Divinity  that  pervades  all  nature  ? 
Where  is  the  human  soul,  with  its  attributes  of  reason,  freedom 
and  moral  responsibility  ?  Where  is  all  that  is  noble,  pure  and 
good  in  human  character  ?  Surely,  thought  and  feeling  can  nev- 
er be  regarded  as  the  product  of  matter.  Where,  then,  shall  we 
seek  them  when  the  body  shall  have  become  disorganized  and 
loose  the  bonds  that  keep  the  soul  from  its  upward  flight  ? 

There  is  an  eye,  it  is  the  eye  of  faith,  that  may  penetrate 
the  realms  of  the  immortal.  Assisted  by  the  moral  agencies  of 
nature  and  following  the  light  of  the  gospel  of  Christ  this  eye  of 
faith  may  rest  in  delighted  vision  upon  the  glories  of  the  righte- 
ous dead. 

In  conclusion,  I  would  say,  let  it  be  the  highest  aim  and 
never  ceasing  concern  of  each  one  of  us  assembled  here  to-day 
to  so  live  that  unnumbered  voices  of  the  future  generations  shall 
testify  to  the  cherished  recollections  of  our  worthy  and  blame- 
less lives. 


POEM. 


HERBERT   SALISBURY   HOPKINS,    MILLBURY,    MASS. 


O  him  who  journeys  through  a  lonely  land, 
"^\  Footsore  and  weary,  seeking  welcome  rest, 
y  A  speck  of  light  <=een  far  adown  Lis  way 

Lightens  his  footsteps,  renews  his  zeal  and  zest. 

He  hurries,  stumbli  g  mayhap  in  eager  haste, 
Nowise  deterred  by  fog  or  mist  or  rain  ; 
Counting  the  labor  small,  the  reward  how  great, 
When  he  has  reached  the  haven  he  would  gain. 

We,  too,  have  travelled  far  and  seen  the  light 
Far  in  the  distance,  bright  and  brighter  gleam, 
As  on  and  on  we  strove,  and  nearer  saw 
The  way  of  life,  spread  out  as  in  a  dream. 

To  us  come  sadder  thoughts,  for  each  one  knows 
That  soon  must  part  the  ties  so  strongly  wrought; 
The  friendships,  kept  through  good  report  and  ill ; 
Fades  sobn  each  scene  with  happy  memories  fraught, 

We  laugh,  but  smiles  conceal  a  bitter  pain, 
A  sudden  pang;  a  sharp  swift  dart  of  woe ; 
We  bid  a  fond  good-bye,  and  turn  to  hide  a  tear 
When  at  the  last  our  nearest  friend  must  go. 

We  linger  long  to  bid  the  last  farewells; 
Turn  back  and  backwards,  once  and  still  again 
To  see  once  more  the  o  d  familiar  scenes, 
And  taste  of  sadness  that  is  akin  to  pain. 

Slowly  sinks  the  scorching  summer  sun, 
And  hides  his  face  behind  the  veil  of  night; 
We  gaze,  nor  think  to  see  the  same  again, 
As  if  'twere  hid  forever  from  <^ur  sight. 

We  see  the  gleaming,  starry  hosts  of  heaven 
Come  one  by  one  to  marshal  on  their  nightly  plain. 


POEM.  1 1 

We  see  the  cold  and  silent  moon  sail  high 

In  the  fleecy  clouds  like  a  barque  on  the  stormy  main. 

We  cannot  know,  we  can  only  feel 
That  the  things  of  earth  and  air 
Will  know  our  woe  and  work  our  weal, 
And  bestow  their  kindest  care. 

And  we  know  that  the  scenes  we  have  loved  so  well 
When  the  day  was  warm  and  the  sun  shone  bright, 
Will  forever  in  our  memories  dwell 
When  winter  comes,  and  cheerless  night. 

And  we  know,  not  only  things,  but  men 
Will  abide  in  our  hearts  for  many  a  year, 
When  we  turn  from  the  cares  of  life  again 
To  think  '  f  the  faces  we  once  knew  here. 

And  that  which  we  once  counted  ill, 
When  seen  by  retrospection's  light, 
Perhaps  e'en  this,  to  remember  will 
Be  pleasing;  time  will  purge  the  sight, 
And  things  now  hid  shall  be  made  clear, 
And  night  no  longer  hold  her  sway 
Over  hearts  oppressed  by  doubt  and  fear. 
On  them  shall  burst  a  glorious  day, 
And  the  clouds  of  gloom  be  swept  away. 

But  classmates,  while  we  gather  here 
Let's  give  no  place  for  gloom  or  weeping; 
Let  us  be  gay  and  have  good  cheer, 
While  to  its  close  the  day  is  creeping. 

Heed  thou  time's  flight;  within  the  glass- 
The  restless  sands  are  swiftly  falling. 
Seize  on  the  moments  as  they  pass ; 
A  chance  once  gone  is  past  recalling. 

Be  strong;  go  forth  into  the  fight 
With  all  your  armor  buckled  on. 
Faint  not ;  look  up  and  see  the  light 
That  crowns  success  and  duty  done. 

Oh  Sons  of  Dartmouth,  never  doubt  nor  fear ; 

The  victory's  yours,  if  ye  but  labor  with  a  will ; 

Press  forward  'till  ye  reach  the  often  longed  for  goal ; 

Let  "  onward  "  be  your  watchword ;  onward  and  forward  still. 


12  CLASS  DA  Y  NINETY-ONE. 

May  fortune  crown  your  after  years  with  peace, 
And  sure  success  come  following  in  its  turn ; 
May  all  your  days  be  blessed,  and  with  it  all 
May  these  last  scenes  within  your  memory  burn. 

And  now  the  last  farewells ;  the  solemn  time 
When  you  and  I  and  all  of  us  must  part. 
The  race  is  run  and  finished ;  let  us  go  now 
Where  duty  calls  us,  into  the  unknown  beyond, 
Trusting  but  still  afraid;  bold  and  strong  of  heart* 


ADDRESS  TO  THE  PRESIDENT. 


GUY    GEORGE,    MERIDEN,    N.    H. 


^5|  IjPUCH  honored  and  highly  respected  President: — In 
^vJw  \y  assuming  the  duties  of  this  portion  of  our  closing 
c^^C^v^  exercises,  I  fully  realize  my  inability  to  express  all 
that  might  properly  be  said  on  this  occasion  ;  any  extended  re- 
marks from  me  would,  doubtless,  result  in  your  being  convinced 
that  this  honor  was  assigned  not  for  any  special  merit  of  my 
own,  but  because  1  alone  best  represent  the  bulk  of  the  class. 
It  is  with  peculiar  pleasure  that  we  stand  before  you  to-day. 
We  are  truly  glad  to  be  here,  so  near  reaching  that  to  which  we 
have  been  looking  forward  :  yes,  with  some  of  us  it  is  what  we 
have  been  fighting  for  since  first  we  were  thrilled  with  a  feeling 
of  profound  respect  for  any  person  who  had  been  through  college. 
Yet  tne  thought  that  chese  pleasant  associations  are  soon  to  be 
among  things  past,  and  known  to  us  only  in  remembrance,  ren- 
ders our  pleasure  indeed  a  peculiar  one  :  but  for  us  now  to  hesi- 
tate to  seek  new  fields  of  action  would  be  cowardice ;  it  would 
seem  that  we — notwithstanding  your  own  and  your  associates, 
efforts — have  failed  to  obtain  the  object  sought  in  this  course ; 
but  happily  such  is  not  the  case,  for  that  same  ambition  that 
brought  us  here  has,  by  your  careful  guidance,  been  directed 
and  strengthened  so  that  we  are  now  ambitious  to  go  forth  not 
as  ordinary  men,  but  as  good  representatives  of  Old  Dartmouth. 

We  expect  to  find  that  this  world  is  a  largish  place,  and  no 
one  of  us  may  yet  hope  to  turn  everything  inside  out ;  but  sup- 
pose some  of  us  are  destined  to  be  reckoned  with  the  many  who 
live  for  naught,  get  checked  in  every  great  effort,  toil  with  brain 
and  limb  for  things  that  have  no  more  to  do  with  a  manly  life 
than  tarts  and  confectionery,  we  shall  still  praise  our  Alma  Mater 
for  what  she  did  for  us  and  never  blame  her  for  what  we  are  not. 

And,  Sir,  it  is  with  a  deep  sense  of  gratitude  as  well  as 
gratification  that  we  recall  your  efforts  to  secure  for  us  a  pleas- 


14  CLASS  DA  Y  NINETY-ONF.. 

ant  and  instructive  course  ;  ihat  same  spirit  of  personal  interest, 
manifest  even  in  your  correspondence,  which  aided  some  of  us 
to  choose  this  in  preference  to  any  other  institution,  has  seemed 
to  increase  throughout  our  sojourn  here,  thus  making  the  ties 
that  bind  us  ever  stronger.  Well  do  we  remember  the  time 
when,  early  in  our  course,  you  were  absent ;  how  much  you  were 
missed  ;  and  on  your  return,  how  we  hailed  your  arrival  with 
pride  and  pleasure. 

In  glancing  back  over  these  four  years  we  see  many  places 
where,  could  we  but  retrace  our  steps,  we  would  do  differently, 
nor  do  we  expect  to  pass  any  considerable  portion  of  our  allot- 
ted period  without  stumbling  more  or  less  by  the  way ;  yet  we 
may  be  able,  by  our  own  blunders,  to  help  smooth  the  path  for 
those  who  come  after  us  in  this  course.  It  is  true  that  wt-  mor- 
tals sometimes  cut  a  pitiable  figure  in  our  attempts  at  display ; 
we  may  feel  sure  of  our  merit,  yet  be  totally  ignorant  of  the 
point  of  view  from  which  we  are  regarded  by  our  neighbor.  Per- 
haps we  have  been  a  greater  cause  of  annoyance  to  you  than 
some  other  classes — possibly  thirteen  is  rightly  considered  an 
unlucky  number,  if  so,  the  fact  that  there  are  seven  thirteens  in 
ninety-one  may  explain  many  things  otherwise  unaccountable — 
however,  we  would  not  seem  to  make  this  a  time  of  reckoning. 
Your  efforts  have  ever  been  for  our  greatest  good  ;  unselfish  and 
painstaking,  you  have,  by  your  own  example  and  teachings, 
pointed  out  to  us  a  manly,  moral  and  religious  life,  such  as  is 
not  to  be  surpassed  in  excellence.  We  shall  carry  away  only 
memories  of  the  pleasantest  acquaintance  and  relation ;  and 
wherever  we  may  be  we  shall  frequently  be  here  in  spirit,  in 
this  college,  whose  life  we  have  come  to  make  almost  a  part  of 
ourselves. 

You  can  never  know  how  much  you  have  done  for  us ;  as 
the  slightest  breeze  on  yonder  mountain  top  may  determine 
whether  a  drop  shall  reach  the  Atlantic  by  the  Connecticut  or 
the  Hudson,  so  may  the  whole  course  of  our  career  be  changed 
by  some  trifling  affair,  and  when  we  consider  you  and  your  posi- 
tion, we  can  but  congratulate  you  on  the  great  work  you  have 
done  and  are  doing  here.  Surely  if,  as  it  is  written,  we  are  to 
be  judged  in  the  hereafter  by  our  deeds  here,  your  reward  will 
not  be  small. 


ADDRESS  TO   THE  PRESIDENT.  15 

We  could  not  depart  without  saying  a  word  to  those  who 
have  been  our  instructors.  We  realize  that  hardly  too  much 
credit  can  be  given  them  for  the  kind  interest  they  have  ever 
manifested  in  our  welfare.  We  wish  to  thank  them  for  their 
forbearance  and  for  their  friendly  disposition  ever  manifested 
toward  us ;  in.  fact,  if  I  may  be  allowed  to  use  a  figure  old  but 
still  true,  our  college  life  seems  analogous  to  a  voyage  on  board 
a  pleasant  sailing  vessel  —not  without  some  storms,  to  be  sure, 
in  which  a  few  of  our  number  were  washed  overboard,  while 
others  of  us  have  had  some  hard  struggles  with  certain  tidal- 
wave  examinations ;  yet.  as  we  stand  here  and  look  back  we  can 
truly  say  we  have  had  a  pleasant  and  profitable  voyage,  for  which 
to  you  and  your  associates  we  cannot  be  too  grateful.  Many  of 
us  know  what  it  is  to  separate  from  a  home,  on  which  we  had 
depended  for  counsel  and  example,  and  start  to  battle  life's 
journey  alone ;  it  is  with  such  feelings  that  we  set  forth  from 
our  dear  old  Alma  Mater.  You  have  done  your  duty  toward 
moulding  and  fixing  our  character,  the  result  rests  with  our- 
selves. 


TAMPUS  ORATION. 


FRANK    ELEAZER    ROWE,    WINCHESTER,    MASS. 


LASS  MATES  : — 'Tis  a  sad  duty  we  have  to  perform  when 
now  we  bid  farewell  to  this  spot,  which  has  been  to  us  the 
source  of  more  pleasure  than  any  other  ground.  Four 
years  we  have  actively  engaged  in  various  games  on  this  field, 
and  not  one  of  us,  as  he  looks  back  on  those  happy  years,  can 
fail  to  catch  glimpses  of  scenes  which  will  ever  remain  in  the 
mind  as  only  such  scenes  can. 

What  little  cause  for  wonder  there  is  that  we  should  so  en- 
joy ourselves  on  this  campus  !  Where  can  anyone  point  out  a 
more  beautiful  green  for  our  sports  ?  With  the  splendid  fringe 
of  trees,  and  situated  in  the  heart  of  the  village,  a  natural  stop- 
ping place,  little  can  we  wonder  that  our  feet  have  loved  to  lin- 
ger here  so  much. 

What  little  need  have  1  to  rehearse  to  you  a  history  of  the 
doings  of  '91  on  this  field.  How  often  have  we  discussed  the 
victories  and  defeats,  but,  unlike  other  happenings,  there  is  a 
pleasure  in  talking  of  recollections  of  the  campus  drawn  from  no 
other  source.  Here  we  have  vied  with  each  other,  with  other 
classes,  and  with  other  colleges.  Sometimes  Defeat  has  re- 
mained with  us,  but  with  strong,  united  efforts  have  we  risen  to 
thrust  her  forth.  Victory  we  have  sought  and  cherished,  and 
with  what  pangs  have  we  seen  her  depart,  and  then  with  what 
resolute  hearts  we  resolved  to  again  entice  her  to  our  midst ! 

I  remember  with  peculiar  clearness  our  first  victory  on  this 
field,  when  from  their  uneasy  positions  our  victorious  tug-of-war 
looked  down  upon  their  living  seats  howling  like  demons  to  off- 
set the  hollow  groans  of  '90. 

In  base-bail  we  never  were  noted,  principally  because  our 
players  would  leave  at  inopportune  moments ;  freshman  year  it 
was  impossible  to  successfully  compete  with  the  veteran  seniors, 
and  when  we  gained  experience  we  lost  our  strength. 


CAMP  I S  OR  A  TION.  *  7 

We  entered  Hanover  unheralded  as  wonderful  athletes,  but, 
how  long  will  the  memory  oi  one  cr  two  of  our  number  survive  \ 
Nobody  can  forget  that  throw  made  by  a  '91  man  ! 

We  cannot,  as  a  class,  look  upon  many  championships,  but 
as  we  reflect  tnat  class  contests  have  very  generally  given  way 
to  intercollegiate  struggles,  we  remember  that  '91  has  always 
been  well  represented. 

It  would  be  wrong  for  me  to  omit  a  slight  mention  of  the  class 
contest  of  last  fall,  when  by  so  close  a  margin  '91  was  victorious 
for  the  second  time  in  general  athletics.  One  lesson  that  strug- 
gle taught  us — every  point  counts,  and  all  honor  is  due  him 
who,  in  the  face  of  ridicule,  finished  every  race  and  won  for  '91 
the  pennant. 

Can  any  of  us  doubt  that  '91  has  received  lasting  benefit 
from  this  nallowed  ground  ?  How  well  our  temper  has  been 
curbed  ;  our  nerves  have  been  taught  to  remain  steady,  and  our 
eyes  have  been  trained  to  a  clearness  of  discernment  afforded 
by  no  other  discipline.  Have  we  more  courage,  think  you,  be- 
cause of  our  rushes  ?  Have  we  more  determination  to  win,  no 
matter  what  the  odds  may  be  ?  These  are  the  questions  which 
each  of  us  is  to  answer  to  the  world.  So  much  has  been  said  of 
the  close  connection  of  brain  and  body  that  it  is  hard  to  say 
anything  new  on  the  subject,  but  we  can  say,  though  at  times 
our  scholarship  may  have  suffered  slightly,  our  hard  and  pains- 
taking work  on  this  ground  has  fitted  us  to  cope  with  the  world 
far  better  than  the  mental  discipline  of  many  of  our  classroom 
recitations.  A  London  member  of  the  bar,  on  being  asked  the 
three  requisites  for  a  successful  man,  said,  the  first  was  a  strong 
body,  the  second  was  a  strong  body,  and  the  third  was  a  strong 
body.  Of  what  use  is  the  man  who  breaks  down  ere  his  work 
has  begun  ?  Life  is  a  hard  and  long  race,  spasmodic  efforts  will 
not  win  it,  pluck  cannot  always  carry  along  the  body,  but  the 
thorough  training  we  have  had  in  the  coming  battle  will  enable 
us  to  push  steadily,  strongly  and  surely  to  the  front,  to  stand 
side  by  side  with  the  strongest,  and  to  show  to  the  world,  despite 
its  scornful  sneers,  that  he  who  worked  on  the  miniature  stage 
so  steadily  can  stand  the  strain  of  severer  strifes. 


ADDRESS  TO  THE  UNDERGRADUATES. 


EDWARD    WINGATE     TEWKSBURY,    WEST    RANDOLPH,    VT. 


(£  ELLOW  students :— Time  and  tide  and  the  Chapel  bell 
wait  for  no  man. 

Old  father  Time  with  sickle  in  his  hand  has  hurried 
us  on,  and  we  stand  to-day  on  the  threshold  of  a  busy  world, 
bidding  a  fond,  «ad  farewell  to  the  scenes  of  our  pleasant,  happy 
college  days. 

"  Ah  me !  those  happy  days  are  gone, 
I  little  dreamt,  until  they  were  flown 
How  fleeting  was  the  hours." 

Our  college  days  are  ended.  No  longer  shall  we  frequent 
Dartmouth's  classic  halls,  or  sport  upon  the  campus — the  field 
of  many  a  hard  earned  contest,  or  ramble  in  our  beautiful  park. 
All  these  we  leave  to  you,  fellow  students,  to  you  with  whom  we 
have  been  most  pleasantly  associated,  with  whom  we  have  re- 
joiced over  hard  fought  victories  and  have  mourned  over  de- 
feats. It  is  with  a  feeling  of  sadness  that  we  go  from  these 
pleasant  associations,  yet  we  have  joy  and  pride  that  we  leave 
them  in  such  worthy  hands. 

Old  Dartmouth  has  won  an  honorable  name — a  name  worthy 
of  its  illustrious  founder,  Eleazer  Wheelock,  who  has  reared  a 
monument  to  his  name  more  enduring  than  granite  or  bronze. 

Old  Dartmouth  owes  much  to  her  alumni  ;  and  I  may  also 
say  her  alumni  owe  still  more  to  old  Dartmouth.  On  you,  also, 
fellow  students,  a  great  responsibility  rests,  that  no  action  of 
yours  in  any  way  cast  a  blot  upon  Dartmouth's  fair  name. 

Of  all  things  be  loyal  to  your  Alma  Mater.  Be  zealous  in 
your  studies.  If  you  are  a  fraternity  man  aim  to  make  your  fra- 
ternity the  banner  one.  In  athletics  aim  to  win,  if  you  cannot 
win  yourseif  cheer  on  the  others.  Aim  in  all  things  to  keep 
Dartmouth's  banner  from  trailing  in  the  dust,  and  be  ever  ready 
to  carry  the  "green  and  white"  on  to  gk;iiou»  victory  ! 


ADDRESS  TO  THE   UNDERGRADUATES.  iy 

Remember  that  the  aim  of  a  college  education  is  to  give  a 
broad  and  liberal  training  as  a  solid  foundation.  Lay  that  found- 
ation well !  Then  press  onward  and  upward.  Be  ready  to  say 
with  the  old  Roman,  " aut  viam  inveniam,  aut faciam"  Have  a 
high  ideal,  so  that  in  whatever  occupation  or  profession  you  may 
choose  in  after  life,  that  you  may  be  an  honor  to  your  college, 
to  yourself  and  to  your  God. 

Our  college  course  is  ended.  What  is  past  is  past.  It  is 
no  longer  ours.  The  race  is  still  before  you.  Profit  by  our  mis- 
takes and  avoid  them.  Press  eagerly  on  to  the  goal  and  the  re- 
ward will  be  yours. 

91  bids  you  a  fond  farewell. 


CHRONICLES. 


MARSHALL    0.    EDSON,    WORCESTER,    MASS. 


S  the  writer  has  perused  the  finely  written  productions  of 
preceding  chroniclers  he  feels  his  incompetence  to  suita- 
bly portray  the  exploits  of  Ninety-one  during  the  past  four 
years.  To  this  inability  is  added  the  scarcity  of  annual  treat- 
ises containing  sufficient  data  for  this  important  work. 

"  Chang's  "  record  of  the  events  of  Freshman  year  is  a  model 
one,  and  from  its  pages  copious  citations  have  been  taken.  The 
marked  feature  of  ''Goody's  "  Sophomore  history  was  its  pecul- 
iar phraseology,  by  reason  of  which  it  was  deemed  best  that  its 
publication  be  suppressed.  "Pole  cat"  Willey,  the  commenta- 
tor for  Junior  year,  was  too  much  engrossed  in  copying  original 
editorials  for  the  Dartmouth  to  attend  to  other  business.  His 
equivocal  and  misleading  reply  to  the  question  when  his  effu- 
sion was  to  be  delivered,  "  When  the  last  chapter  is  written," 
proved  very  unsatisfactory.  By  some  mistake  no  one  was  chosen 
to  oote  the  events  of  Senior  year,  so  the  field  has  been  imoer- 
fectly  covered. 

The  successful  historian  delineates  his  scenes  in  an  attract- 
ive manner,  regardless  of  slight  discrepencies  as  to  minor  de- 
tails. I  have  accordingly  been  actuated  more  by  a  motive  to 
bring  out  salient  points  than  to  narrate  in  chronological  order 
the  records  of  all  events  as  they  have  occurred. 

Prex.,  in  his  opening  lecture,  gave  us  many  valuable  points 
regarding  our  future  deportment  and  the  brilliant  career  spread 
out  before  us.  His  speech  was  replete  with  many  witty  observ- 
ations, and  as  we  "  wooded  "  his  remarks  to  the  echo — the  upper 
classmen  having  given  us  a  tip  on  this  point — we  must  have 
made  a  good  impression.  This  belief  is  confirmed  by  his  par- 
ticipating with  us  in  a  foot-ball  rush — the  only  instance  of  the 
kind  on  record.  While  watching  the  rare  sport  he  was  so  over- 
come by  the  scenes  and  recollections  of  his  earlier  years  that, 


CHRONICLES.  2E 

putting  aside  for  a  time  his  customary  dignity,  he  entered  int© 
the  contest  with  a  vim  and  enthusiasm  which  only  a  practiced 
adept  could  manifest.  "  Kit  "  Carson  was  inadvertently  drag- 
ged from  the  melee,  a  performance  "  Kit  "  repeated  the  next  year, 
when  he  pulled  ont  a  classmate  with  much  exertion  and  profan- 
ity, to  the  infinite  delight  of  sundry  Freshmen  witnesses. 

Willie  P.  Ladd  was  at  once  taken  for  a  member  of  the  Ag- 
ricultural department,  probably  on  account  of  his  seedy  looking 
moustache  and  the  abstracted  air  he  is  accustomed  to  wear, 
indicative  of  deep  meditation  which  might  be  directed  upon 
the  rotation  of  crops  or  scientific  feeding.  The  soubriquet 
by  which  he  used  frequently  to  be  known  is  suggestive  of  the 
affair. 

Bryant  caught  on  to  "  Tute  "  Lord's  delivery  in  Greek,  nev- 
er striking  out  but  frequently  scoring  a  rush.  This  was  before 
complications  with  the  Western  Union  detracted  from  his  skill. 
"  Hoppy  "  early  raised  the  point  of  illegal  delivery  on  "  Tute  " 
Lord's  part,  and  even  insinuated,  by  his  questions,  that  "Tute  " 
did  not  know  how  to  pitch.  We  all  enjoyed  the  "mills,"  both 
for  their  own  sake  and  for  the  opportunity  given  of  translating 
ahead. 

In  the  fall  athletic  meet  "  Pussy  "  Banfil  essayed  to  contest 
with  speedy  Keay  in  the  one  hundred  yards  dash.  The  patron- 
izing manner  in  which  the  latter  "  played  horse  "  with  him  dis- 
gusted our  youthful  aspirant  and  he  never  again  figured  in  ath- 
letic circles. 

Eggleston  came  in  second  in  the  mile  run.  It  may  be  men- 
tioned in  passing  that  there  were  but  two  contestants.  It  was 
decided  that  he  should  not  again  enter,  as  the  sports  could  not 
begin  in  the  forenoon. 

C.  F.  Abbott  wielded  the  boxing  gloves  with  graceful  ease5 
defeating  his  apponent  without  much  difficulty ;  when  it  came 
to  wrestling,  however,  the  victor  was  not  "  in  it  "  at  all  and  meas- 
ured his  length  on  the  ground  with  refreshing  celerity. 

The  success  of  our  tug-of-war  team  which  defeated  Ninety's 
men  "  Hoppy  "  has  immortalized  in  verse.  The  team  was  com- 
posed of  Doring,  Bowles,  Stanley  and  George.  The  victory  cre- 
ated great  enthusiam  and  was  a  just  cause  for  pride.  Such  re- 
cognition was  merited  as  it  was  one  of  the  most  brilliant  events 


2  2  CLA  SS  DA  Y  NINE  TV-  01.  I 

of  the  year.  In  fact,  it  can  be  stated  that  our  tug-of-war  team 
has  never  been  defeated. 

Pond  and  Carlton  lost  no  time  in  impressing  upon  the  den- 
izens of  Hanover  that  they  came  from  a  superior  fitting  school. 
Walter's  poorly  appreciated  yodels  were  frowned  upon  by  the 
roomers  in  Reed  Hall,  who  could  not  stand  the  pressure.  About 
this  time  he  was  brought  forward  as  a  blushing  bud  into  Hano- 
ver society,  where  some  of  its  votaries  have  afforded  him  the 
greatest  happiness  throughout  his  college  course,  except  when 
sundry  Freshmen  have  got  the  start  of  him.  It  is  currently  re- 
ported that  Pond  had  a  good  sized  breach  of  promise  suit  on  his 
hands  during  his  Freshman  year.  I  have  never  heard  the  ru- 
mor contradicted,  and  the  affair  was  industriously  hushed  up. 
Having  been  a  former  citizen  of  Lebanon  his  acquaintance  per- 
mitted him. to  get  in  his  work  before  the  rest  of  the  boys.  Now 
>rt  Watty,"  or  even  "Sandy,"  could  give  him  points.  The  gen- 
tleman from  Haverhill  gives  us  to  understand  his  life  has  re- 
peatedly been  jeopardized  by  the  shot  gun  of  an  enraged  rival, 
while  the  Lawrence  letter  carrier  industriously  circulates  stories 
of  his  own  toughness,  which  are  generally  discredited. 

They  relate  how  Sam  Holton,  on  his  vis;t  home,  was  the 
object  of  much  admiration  from  the  fair  sex.  His  best  girl  had 
written  hi.n  previously  to  be  allowed  to  wear  his  society  pin. 
Sam  pondered  upon  the  pros  and  cons  of  this  question  long  and 
earnestly.  On  the  one  hand  he  would  be  pleased  to  gratify  the 
fair  maiden  as  well  as  proud  to  see  her  thus  arrayed  ;  on  the 
other  he  was  undecided  whether  the  cast  iron  oaths  of  the  Alpha 
Delts  would  allow  such  a  departure.  It  is  understood  his  per- 
sonal leaning  carried  the  day.  Sam  was,  by  all  odds,  the  most 
tired  member  of  Ninety-one  in  consequence  of  the  loss  of  the 
menus  at  the  class  supper,  for  was  he  not  sent  in  advance  espe- 
pecially  entrusted  with  their  charge,  and  didn't  he  lose  them  on 
his  own  stamping  ground  ? 

"  Chang  "  has  graphically  depicted  in  verse  tne  adventure 
of  "Dave"  Trull  at  St.  Johnsbury.  In  brief  the  facts  are  these  ; 
].  Frank  after  sojourning  for  a  season  in  Hanover,  the  desolate, 
upon  returning  to  his  native  heath  wished  to  gratify  the  craving 
of  his  social  nature,  while  not  averse  to  the  public's  knowing 
the  toughness  he   had   acquired  in  a  few  weeks  of  college  life. 


CHRONICLES.  23 

An  acquaintance  divining  his  project  and  knowing  his  propensi- 
ties dressed  himself  in  female  apparel  with  which  he  appeared 
upon  the  street.  Frankie  did  not  notice  the  deception  and  at 
once  "caught  on"  and  the  tendencies  of  his  fond  and  loving  na- 
ture were  manifesting  themselves  when  the  pseudo  female  could 
restrain  himself  no  longer  but  burst  into  a  laugh  revealing  his 
identity. 

Early  in  his  college  course  Tewksbury  learned  a  practical 
lesson  in  regard  to  the  capacity  of  the  human  stomach  as  well 
as  on  the  evil  of  betting.  Amazed  at  the  amount  of  honey 
"Squash"  got  away  with  at  a  certain  meal,  the  gormandizer  of- 
fered to  bet  the  price  of  the  goods  he  could  eat  two  pounds  at 
one  sitting.  When  this  offer  was  accepted,  the  sweet  stuff  de- 
voured with  apparent  relish  while  "Squash"  sighed  for  more, 
the  idea  began  to  dawn  on  "Tewkie"  that  he  was  dealing  with 
a  future  candidate  for  the  spoon.  "Tewkie"  has  not  been 
known  to  hazard  anything  since,  nor  can  he  be  induced  to  "set 
'em  up."  Differing  from  the  sponge  in  not  allowing  anything 
to  be  squeezed  out  of  him,  he  is  said  to  resemble  that  article  in 
absorbing  everything. 

The  joke  played  upon  those  who  went  out  teaching  is 
worth  alluding  to  once  more.  The  chief  conspirators  were 
Ladd,  O'Brien  and  Bryant.  "  Tute "  would  have  given  them 
credit  for  possessing  considerable  information  on  the  subject  if 
they  had  shown  themselves  to  be  as  well  informed  in  recitation 
as  they  did  in  the  examination  paper  they  concocted  and  sent 
out  to  impose  upon  the  unsuspecting  pedagogues.  It  bore  such 
a  genuine  appearance  that  all  the  victims  readily  fell  into  the 
trap  with  the  exception  of  one  or  two  who  had  some  inside  in- 
formation. 

Gilman  received  a  call  from  the  suffering  people  of  North 
Thetford  who  suffered  more  than  ever  when  he  preached  his 
last  sermon.  After  matters  had  progressed  swimmingly  for  some 
time,  members  of  his  flock  were  rudely  awakened  from  the  feel- 
ing of  confidence  they  had  reposed  in  their  honored  pastor. 
Some  fair  admirers  came  to  see  him  in  his  own  quarters  in 
Thornton  one  beautiful  spring  day.  All  went  merry  as  a  mar- 
riage bell  till  some  maliciously  disposed  associates  in  a  neigh- 
boring room  rapped  at  the  door  and  returned  the  surprised  B. 


2 4  CLASS  DA  Y  NINE  TY-ONE. 

S.  G.  a  tobacco  box  for  the  use  of  which  they  thanked  him. 
"  Humph  "  was  the  only  exclamation  which  escaped  him,  but 
the  visitors  were  horrified.  While  the  party  was  on  the  streets 
taking  in  the  sights,  the  conspirators  regained  possession  of  the 
box  in  which  they  placed  a  pipe  and  some  tobacco.  This  was 
stealthily  returned  and  afterward  the  guests  carefully  wrapped 
up  the  package  to  take  home  to  exhibit  to  the  natives  as  a  tell- 
tale piece  of  evidence. 

"Chang"  was  anxious  to  keep  things  humming  and  fomented 
considerable  strife  between  Ninety  and  Ninety-one.  Under  his 
enthusiastic  leadership  the  Sophomore  class  meeting  was  brok- 
en up  by  snow  balls  through  the  window,  which  resulted  in  the 
punishment  meted  out  to  certain  ones  in  accordance  with  the 
verdict  of  "  Heavy  "  Holmes.  The  decoy  of  the  bogus  tele- 
gram worked  to  a  charm.  The  legend  of  brave  Regulus  on  the 
bridge  was  reenacted.  After  jotting  down  the  foregoing  histor- 
ic allusion  I  have  considered  who  of  the  party  most  resembled 
Regulus.  After  mature  deliberation  I  have  reached  the  con- 
clusion that  "  Freshie  "  Abbott  deserves  that  distinction,  first, 
because  from  his  position  among  the  rafters  he  was  above 
everything  base,  and  secondly  because  he  remained  at  his  post 
till  all  danger  was  over.  Tommy  who  was  entrusted  with  the 
class  pipe,  awoke  one  day  to  find  his  charge  had  walked  ofT. 
Then  Ninety's  class  histories  came  up  missing.  A  brilliant 
idea  again  struck  "  Chang  "  and  by  the  aid  of  a  hectograph  sev- 
eral copies  advertising  the  loss  were  struck  off  and  conspicuous- 
ly posted. 

Base-ball  received  early  attention  at  our  hands.  "  Watty's  " 
proud  boast  that  he  had  played  three  positions  at  once  on  his 
school  team  so  paralyzed  the  fellows  that  he  was  chosen  captain. 
Charlie  Sibley  claimed  he  could  play  as  well  as  any  man  on  the 
'Varsity  and  so  was  made  director.  He  officiated  at  one  game 
as  short  stop.  As  every  grounder  batted  in  his  direction  bound- 
ed merrily  past  him,  our  phenom.  concluded  he  was  a  trifle  rus- 
ty in  execution  and  retired.  Willie  P.  Ladd  was  made  manager, 
but  having  fallen  asleep  during  a  critical  period  of  a  game 
while  keeping  score  it  was  decided  a  change  must  be  made  if 
victory  was  to  perch  on  Ninety-one's  banner.  Accordingly  Dan 
Richardson  was  chosen  permanent  manager  for  Freshman  year. 


CHRONICLES.  25 

It  was  thought  his  attractive  looks  would  enlist  the  sympathies 
and  admiration  of  the  fair  ones  in  the  grand  stand.  While  this 
result  was  effected  it  did  not  appear  to  be  good  policy  as  it 
gave  the  boys  the  "big  head."  When  the  time  came  for  choos- 
ing Junior  director  the  experience  acquired  was  deemed  valua- 
ble and  it  was  resolved  to  select  a  plain  looking  person.  Du- 
Bois  was  therefore  elected,  Sam  Holton  receiving  first  honora- 
ble mention  and  "Watty"  second.  The  most  interesting  class 
affair  in  connection  with  base-ball  was  the  trip  to  St.  Johnsbury 
which  has  been  dilated  upon  quite  extensively  in  the  class  his- 
tory. "  Tute  "  Worthen  had  a  little  party  in  Culver  that  after- 
noon and  much  desired  Dave  Conant  to  stay  and  keep  him 
company.  Dave  thought  it  would  be  decidedly  uncivil  to  re- 
fuse the  invitation  and  so  was  obliged  to  forego  the  pleasure  of 
visiting  his  alma  mater.  The  natives  caught  on  to  "  Polly's  " 
nickname  and  completely  deranged  his  nervous  system  by  dis- 
tracting cries.  Pond  on  his  part  tried  to.  play  a  game  of  give 
away.  The  evening  of  that  day  was  spent  in  various  ways  the 
most  of  which  have  been  mentioned  previously.  One  anecdote 
is  worth  recording  which  has  been  wrapt  in  oblivion  thus  far. 
"  Watty  "  had  seen  some  where  a  fascinating  young  lady  of  St. 
J.  and  was  extremely  anxious  to  meet  her.  He  arranged  with  a 
friend  to  go  with  him  to  her  residence  and  give  him  an  intro- 
duction so  that  he  might  pass  the  evening  pleasantly  in  a  social 
visit.  The  presentation  was  made,  "  Watty  "  was  delighted  with 
the  cordiality  of  his  reception  and  looked  forward  to  a  most  en- 
joyable evening.  There  was  one  disturbing  element,  however. 
This  mutual  friend  was  ignorant  of  the  part  he  was  to  play,  or 
else  maliciously  planned  to  dim  the  luster  of  the  occasion.  In- 
stead of  withdrawing  at  once,  or  after  a  short  time,  he  seated 
himself  to  enjoy  the  interview.  This  was  an  unforeseen  and  un- 
welcome denbument.  The  conversation,  forced  into  narrow  and 
common-place  channels  finally  lagged.  "  Watty  "  looked  dag- 
gers at  his  friend(?),  casting  all  possible  expression  into  his 
eyes,  still  the  hint  was  not  taken.  As  another  venture  our  hero 
inquired  if  he  had  any  recitations  the  next  morning.  No,  he 
had  none.  He  did  not  go  but  stayed  right  there.  Finally  in 
desperation  our  classmate  took  a  painful  adieu,  after  which 
curses  loud  and  deep  fell  on  his  companion  for  his  stupidity. 


26  CLASS  DA  Y  NINETY-ONE. 

Our  Freshman  history  relates  a  most  touching  anecdote  in 
which  Dan  Richardson  figures  as  the  hero.  The  story  relates 
to  a  disappointment  realized  by  him  in  not  finding  a  girl  he  ex- 
pected to  when  the  ball  team  played  at  Lyndonville,  and  the 
breaking  of  an  engagement  at  West  Randolph.  I  hazard  no 
opinion  as  to  the  basis  of  the  report  or  the  truthfulness  of  de- 
tails. 

Mr.  Plummer  for  two  years  drove  a  flourishing  trade  in  foot 
wear.  To  be  sure  his  shoes  would  crack  within  a  week  and  the 
rubbers  were  not  much  more  reliable,  but  then,  as  Barnum  said, 
"the  American  people  like  to  be  humbugged,"  and  P.  liked  to 
humbug  them.  The  climax  of  effrontery  was  reached  when  this 
merchant  essayed' to  close  a  trade  with  Chase,  the  boot  and  shoe 
dealer,  to  hire  rooms  in  his  (Chase's)  house  for  displaying  Plum- 
mer's  wares  This  appeared  too  much  like  heaping  insult  upon 
injury.  Although  several  members  of  the  class  were  in  the  habit 
of  taking  their  Analyt.  to  the  board  to  copy  problem  assign- 
ments, none  were  so  bare-faced  about  it  as  our  friend  Plummer. 
It  was  extremely  humiliating  for  him  though  not  to  be  sufficient- 
ly acquainted  with  the  problem  he  was  at  work  on  to  apply  what 
might  be  copied  from  the  text.  The  researches  of  Ninety-one's 
Philosophical  Club  have  doubtless  exerted  a  more  refining  and 
elevating  inflqence  than  almost  any  other  organization  in  Col- 
lege. As  a  relaxation  from  too  profound  investigations,  they 
indulged  in  a  sleigh  ride  to  Quechee  last  winter.  By  some  for- 
tuitous dispensation  of  fickle  fortune  Mr.  Plummer  was  dumped 
into  a  snowdrift,  where  he  was  set  upon  savagely  by  a  formida- 
ble member  of  the  canine  species.  He  suffered  such  a  scare 
that  he  was  unable  to  sleep  for  several  nights. 

About  this  time  Rowe  was  performing  the  duties  of  assist- 
ant monitor.  One  Sunday,  having  repaired  to  church  rather 
early  and  having  marked  several  who  were  absent,  "Chang"  be- 
ing of  the  number,  he  took  the  monitor's  license  of  withdrawing. 
A  few  minutes  later  "  Chang  "  arrived,  gave  Rowe  a  cut,  and  af- 
terward, as  he  was  head  monitor,  cancelled  the  mark  against 
himself.  The  subordinate  was  evidently  out  generated  by  his 
superior. 

They  tell  of  Pond  committing  the  fatal  blunder  of  stepping 
on  a  lady's  foot  while  attending  a  ball  at  Lebanon.     He  did  not 


CHRONICLES.  27 

mend  matters  by  the  joking  apology  that  he  must  step  some- 
where. 

One  of  the  first  acts  some  of  our  classmates  did  to  sig- 
nify their  acquisition  of  Sophomore  toughness  was  to  steal  the 
Freshmen's  constitution.  This  was  revised  and  adopted  accord- 
ing to  "Goody's"  direction,  printed  and  smuggled  into  Chapel, 
where  they  were  found  next  morning.  "  Hoppy  "  tried  his  hind 
at  writing  poetry  when  he  composed  several  verses  challenging 
the  valor  of  the  Freshmen.  Some  Ninety-two  men,  who  tried 
to  emulate  the  Chapel  affair,  had  a  practical  illustration  of  poor 
dog  Tray's  fate. 

"  Chang  "  and  "  Dave  "  started  out  Sophomore  year  to  coin 
money  hand  over  fist.  The  '■  Dartmouth  Educational  Bureau  " 
was  carried  on  by  competent  managers.  It  was  necessary  that 
the  business  should  be  lucrative.  In  the  first  place,  the  boys 
were  "stuck"  in  buying  the  concern,  the  fee  simple,  as  the 
"  Dude  "  would  phrase  it.  Again,  after  "  Chang"  had  exhaust- 
ed his  own  large  vocabulary  of  gushing  words  and  phrases  for 
his  circular  announcement  he  hired  Barnum's  agent  to  coach 
him  in  the  art,  while  "  Dave  "  squandered  all  the  prize  money  he 
received  in  the  district  school  for  excellence  in  scholarship  for 
stationery  and  postage  in  soliciting  business  of  school  commit- 
tees. The  old  dodge  was  worked  for  all  it  was  worth,  quite  of- 
ten successfully.  "  Chang,"  or  "  Dave,"  as  the  case  might  be,  en- 
gaged the  school  for  himself,  was  sick  or  had  a  broken  leg  and 
sent  a  substitute.  "  Dave  "  became  the  successor  of  that  worthy 
pioneer,  Chris.  Anderson,  in  the  furniture  business.  The  good 
will  of  that  eminent  philanthropist  was  bequeathed  as  a  precious 
heirloom,  together  with  other  damaged  goods.  "  Dave  "  had  that 
same  suave  and  confidential  bearing,  but  probably  did  not  have 
that  comprehensive  grasp  of  vast  enterprises.  Chris. 's  grasp  of 
his  own  affairs  and  those  of  others  was  something  phenomenal. 

While  the  presidential  campaign  of  1888  was  at  its  height 
political  feeling  ran  high  in  college  and  different  ones  wagered 
a  considerable  on  their  favorites.  Tom  Bailey  was  so  sanguine 
of  Cleveland's  winning  that  he  put  up  a  large  sum  on  the  result, 
congratulating  himself  that  he  would  have  a  snug  sum  to  blow 
in  for  the  rest  of  the  year.  It  is  needless  to  say  that  he  was 
hopelessly  left  on  that  score. 


28  CLASS  DAY  NINE  TV-  ONE. 

Carleton  had  a  pretty  fairly  well  settled  idea  that  in  the 
musical  line  the  Glee  Club  was  about  the  stuff,  especially  the 
warbling.  Imagine  what  a  revulsion  of  feeling  he  must  have 
had  after  the  following  incident.  At  a  West  Lebanon  reception 
Walter  inquired  of  a  Fern.  Sem.,  who  did  not  know  him,  her 
opinion  of  the  Glee  Club.  With  artless  simplicity  she  replied, 
she  "'liked  the  singing  fairly  well,  but  the  warbling  was  just 
horrid." 

Egglesron  has  had  various  railroad  experiencs.  Visiting  a 
country  school  once  to  call  upon  the  teacher  he  stayed  too  long 
and  lost  his  train.  This  delay  occasioned  some  embarassment. 
An  another  time  he  demanded  a  half-fare  ticket  of  the  station 
agent  at  Windsor  without  showing  his  certificate.  The  agent 
was  suspicious,  demanded  to  see  his  passports,  and  examining 
the  certificate  "  Eggie  "  produced  somewhat  closer  than  he  oth- 
erwise would  haqe  done.  It  proved  to  be  dated  the  year  be- 
fore, and  the  agent  pocketed  the  certificate  and  demadded  full 
fare. 

Sophomore  class  supper  was  accompanied  by  some  striking 
scenes.  Ninety-two,  or  that  portion  of  the  class  which  remained 
in  town  throug  thought  it  would  be  a  real  smart  act  to  abduct 
our  genial  toast-master.  A  sleigh  stopped  in  front  of  Reed  Hall 
early  on  the  evening  of  the  banquet  and  a  dozen  valiant  Fresh- 
men filed  up  the  stairs  to  "  Hoppy's  "  room.  The  omnipresent 
"  Sailor  "  Cook,  who  nexer  failed  to  be  in  the  convenient  prox- 
imity in  a  time  of  emergency,  confronted  the  party  with  a  drawn 
knife.  With  clenched  teeth  he  threatened  the  first  man  who  at- 
tempted to  pass  him.  At  this  crisis  J.  Abbott,  demi  dishabile^ 
appeared  from  his  room  on  the  scene.  The  mob  abashed  at  the 
display  of  valor  fell  back  dismayed,  and  when  the  hurrying  feet 
of  Ninety-one's  reinforcements  were  heard  on  the  stairs,  took 
precipitous  flight.  After  a  most  successful  banquet  at  the  Junc- 
tion the  celebrants  of  Washington's  nativity  set  out  and  on  their 
return,  bound  on  further  sport  before  the  affair  was  ended.  The 
dignity  of  the  class  had  been  assailed.  Swift  justice  should  be 
meted  out  to  the  offending  partties.  A  court  of  competent(?) 
jurisdiction  was  instituted  and  summons  were  issued  for  two  al- 
leged malefactors — one  a  denizen  of  Alpha  Delta  Phi  hall,  and 
the  other  of  "  Bed  Bug,"  to  appear  before  this  august  February 


CHRONICLES.  29 

tribunal.  The  door  of  the  latter  place  was  strong  and  for  a  long 
time  resisted  the  assault  of  the  attacking  party  ;  finally  the  oaken 
sinews  yielded  to  •'  Squash's  "  sledge  hammer  blows  and  the 
sought-for  was  found.  John  Abbott  and  "  Goody  "  officiated  as 
the  counsel  for  and  against  the  accused.  It  may  be  an  open 
question  whether  or  not  the  court  was  prejudiced,  at  any  rate, 
the  prisoners  were  convicted  without  much  hesitation,  and  the 
appropriate  punishment  administered.  Following  the  fun  came 
the  reaction.  The  faculty,  swelled  with  abnormal  self-impor- 
tance by  the  responsibility  resting  on  them  in  consequence  of 
the  Prex's  absence  among  the  miners  of  California,  thought  it 
a  favorable  time  to  show  their  authority.  A  season  of  inquisi- 
tion revealed  the  names  of  those  present  at  the  trial.  All  these 
were  branded  as  unclean  outcasts,  submitted  to  the  fiendish  tor- 
ture of  probation.  The  greater  part  of  the  class  was  thus  shown 
to  be  scoundrels  of  the  deepest  dye.  "  Goody,"  "Squash," 
"Elder,"  "Sailor,"  John  and  Nat.  Abbott  had  exhausted  them- 
selves by  overwork  and  it  was  deemed  desirable  by  the  faculty 
that  a  change  of  climate  should  be  afforded  them.  John  estab- 
lished his  headquarters  at  the  beautiful  village  of  Norwich, 
There  he  became  a  leading  figure  in  social  circles,  and  his  supe- 
rior mental  attainments  made  his  residence  easily  the  center  of 
intellectual  activity.  "  Elder  "  sent  the  following  characteristic 
dispatch  to  his  home  in  Illinois : 

"  Faculty  has  declared  four  weeks  vacation.  Shall  I  go 
home  ?  Horton-" 

His  parents  did  not  think  it  advisable  to  take  so  short  a  va- 
cation and  so  he  remained.  His  health,  however,  did  not  im- 
prove, and  as  other  symptoms  of  an  alarming  nature  began  to 
break  out  it  was  deemed  best  that  he  withdraw  indefinitely  from 
college.  The  remainder  of  the  party  went  to  their  several  homes, 
returning  at  the  beginning  of  the  next  term,  much  improved  it 
was  hoped. 

The  class  went  through  some  queer  antics  at  the  beginning  of 
their  course  of  instruction  in  German.  All  felt  sure  the  first  ex- 
ercise would  be  unnecessary  and  so  refrained  from  attending, 
with  the  exception  of  two  or  three.     It  seemed  to  the  class  that 


30  CLASS  DA  Y  NINETY-ONE. 

if  those  two  or  three  were  in  such  need  of  additional  instruction 
the  others  did  not  have,  that  an  hour  would  be  inadequate. 
"  Sailor,"  by  plugging  the  keyhole,  gave  the  instructor  an  oppor- 
tunity to  drill  them  in  the  rudiments  of  Deutsch.  After  that  the 
class  attended  regularly,  and,  laying  aside  facetiousness,  it  can 
be  said  the  instruction  we  received  at  the  hands  of  Mr.  Lord 
was  excellent.  Rowe  neglected  to  give  tne  class  cuts  for  being 
absent,  in  consequence  of  which  his  official  head  was  taken  off. 

"  Tommy  "  has  worked  the  speech  impediment  racket  for  all 
it  was  worth  and  thus  avoided  some  unpleasant  labor.  In  the 
same  way  "  Goody  "  has  urged  his  physical  disability  upon  the 
attention  of  the  faculty,  when  anything  was  to  be  gained  by  it, 
as  an  absence  from  an  unwelcome  exercise.  "  Hoppy  "  showed 
his  appreciation  of  physical  strength  when  in  the  horn  rush  he 
gently  asked  a  Ninety-three  man,  "  Mr.  Folsom,  have  you  a  horn 
about  you?"  Receiving  a  reply  in  the  affirmative,  "Hoppy'* 
rejoined,  "All  right  then,  I  didn't  mean  to  insinuate  anything, 
you  are  a  better  man  than  [  am  and  you  may  keep  it." 

The  incidents  attending  the  secession  of  Junior  fall  are  fresh 
in  our  minds.  "  Prex  "  wore  out  one  pair  of  shoes  scurrying  over 
town,  conferring  with  his  colleagues.  The  college  gas  bill  was 
perceptibly  increased,  owing  to  protracted  faculty  meetings. 
John  Proctor  was  privately  repremanded  and  exhorted  for  leav- 
ing the  chapel  organ,  while  "  Freshie,"  in  a  burst  of  confidence, 
declared  he  "  cared  more  for  chat girl  than  all  the  col- 
leges in  the  country.''  We  secured,  as  tangible  results,  eight 
unexcused  absences,  besides  much  valuable  information  regard- 
ing other  colleges,  and  learned  something  of  the  foxy  character 
of  those  we  had  to  deal  with. 

About  this  time  Pond  was  relieved  from  his  arduous  duties 
in  the  library.  Marvin's  nature  did  not  harmonize  with  that  of 
our  sweetly  smiling  Sappho,  who  was  thus  deprived  of  his  op- 
portunity of  cribbing  stories  for  the  Dartmouth. 

When  "  Squash,"  "  Sid."  and  some  others  of  that  gang, 
went  for  a  stroll  each  one  gave  his  name  as  Doring,  much  to 
the  disgust  of  that  slandered  person.  Speaking  of  "Sid.,"  re- 
calls the  fact  that  when  living  over  Cobb's  store  he  became  on 
more  than'friendly  terms  with  some  of  the  neighbors  across  the 
way.     How  far  that  acquaintance  progressed  can  be  inferred 


CHRONICLES.  31 

from  the   quaint  remark  of  a  loquacious  four  year  old  :    "  I've 
kissed  Sid.  Walker,  and  so  has  my  Aunt  Lizzie." 

Rowe  got  into  the  habit  of  Dodge(ing)  out  of  town  at  every 
opportunity  Orford.  The  mistress  of  Conant  hall  club,  where 
he  waited,  thought  it  too  much  of  a  burden  to  compel  him  to 
work  while  he  had  such  pressing  engagements  elsewhere,  and  re- 
lieved him  from  further  responsibility  in  the  matter.  As  "  Tew- 
kie  "  was  a  relative  of  the  parties  Rowe  took  him  along  for  a 
Saturday  soirei.  T.  evidently  took  it  for  granted  that  they 
should  take  their  departure  about  ten  P.  M.,  b.ut  R.  did  not  have 
any  such  design.  The  evening  spent  pleasantly  in  conversation 
and  games,  at  length  wore  on  till  a  very  late  hour.  T.  began  to 
gap,  rub  his  eyes,  and  wonder  why  the  other  mm  did  not  have 
sense  enough  to  take  a  hint.  R.  chattered  on  till  one  o'clock 
Sunday  morning,  and  then  was  ready  to  catch  the  night  train, 
to  the  infinite  relief  of  T.,  who  learned  the  distinction  between 
one  who  is  indifferently  and  one  who  is  differently  affected  by 
the  charms  of  certain  female  society. 

While  John  Proctor  and  '  Wattie"  were  embarked  for  a 
voyage  on  the  river  they  lost  c@ntrol  of  their  boat,  which  cap- 
sized in  mid  stream.  After  some  difficulty  they  regained  their 
boat,  when  John  found  his  watch  was  gone,  which  article  was  at 
length  recovered.  The  pleasure  of  the  occasion  had  vanished. 
Nothing  like  a  thorough  drenching  will  sober  a  man,  no  matter 
in  how  good  spirits  he  may  be. 

A  mean  trick  was  played  on  Sam  Holton,  when  he  was 
made  to  carry  a  valise  loaded  with  bricks  from  Norwich  station 
to  the  village.  Later  he  retaliated  on  Tom  Bailey  in  a  similar 
manner. 

Speaking  of  Bailey  recalls  an  anecdote  in  which  he  figured 
as  the  man  who  "got  left."  As  he  left  for  home  he  chanced  to 
meet  on  the  train  before  it  reached  the  Junction  a  lovely  young 
girl.  Here  was  a  chance  for  a  delightful  tetea-tete,  at  the  thought 
of  which  Tom  hugged  himself  in  a  transport  of  ?oy.  When  the 
Junction  was  reached  he  proposed  that  they  take  a  parlor  car, 
which  offer  was  accepted  with  thanks.  A  season  of  delicious 
enjoyment  ensued,  till  the  conductor  coming  along  maliciously 
tore  from  Tom's  mileage  the  fare  for  two,  in  spite  of  his  vigorous 
protest,  and  would  not  make  the  matter  right.     However,  this 


3 2  CLASS  DA  Y  NINE  TY-ONK. 

was  but  a  slight  matter,  which  our  friend  resolved  should  not 
take  all  the  interest  out  of  the  occasion.  He  accompanied  his 
fair  companion  clear  to  Boston.  For  some  time  he  built  airy 
castles  as  to  what  would  b9  the  outcome  of  this  flirtation.  His 
hopes  were  rudely  dashed  to  the  ground  when  he  learned  later 
that  that  she  was  engaged  and  was  at  very  time  on  her  way  to 
the  "  Hub  "  to  purchase  her  wedding  outfit. 

It  will  be  remembered  Junior  fall  that  "  Squash  "  was  re- 
ported to  have  suffered  a  severe  injury  to  his  leg  in  foot- ball 
practice,  preventing  him  from  going  with  the  team,  and  compel- 
ling him  to  limp  about  town  with  much  difficulty.  The  true  in- 
wardness of  the  case  is  as  follows  :  "  Squash,"  with  two  or  three 
wicked  accomplices,  had  been  over  to  Norwich  for  turkeys. 
The  roost  was  reached  without  much  difficulty  and  a  fine  bird 
was  quickly  under  our  hero's  arm.  But  the  fowl  had  uttered  a 
cry  before  "  Squash  "  had  firmly  encircled  its  neck.  At  once 
the  watch  dog  set  up  a  prolonged  howl.  Our  friend  lost  no  time 
but  took  leg  bail  for  security.  The  night  was  dark,  and  he  was 
unacquainted  with  the  topography  of  the  country.  Hastening 
away  with  rapid  strides  he  ran  smash  into  a  stone  wall.  Accus- 
tomed by  Rugby  practice  to  overcome  all  obstacles,  the  wall 
gave  way,  and  so  did  "  Squash's  "  knee.  This  is  the  explana- 
tion of  the  painful  accident  "  Squash  "  alleges  he  received  on  the 
campus.  The  mysterious  symbols  Tx,  T3,  T6,  which  were  cur- 
rent at  that  time  related  to  the  number  of  turkeys  that  could 
probably  be  obtained  at  certain  designated  places. 

John  "Crickett"  Sanborn  has  at  various  times  labored  for 
Uncle  Sam  in  the  capacity  of  mail  carrier.  A  close  examina- 
tion will  reveal  a  deformity  as  a  result  of  this  employment  in 
carrying  one  shoulder  somewhat  higher  than  the  other.  All  the 
muckers  and  street  urchins  of  Lawrence  were  on  to  *'  Sandy's  " 
shape  and  created  a  lively  diversion  for  him.  John  was  willing 
to  take  all  the  chaff  "  Roots  "  saw  fit  to  give  him  in  Greek,  and 
so  got  first  prize.  As  "  Jack  "  Wright  was  the  only  remaining 
one  eligible  for  second  place  he  thought  he  had  a  sure  thing  on 
that,  but  for  some  reason  failed  to  arrive  at  his  destination. 

Many  of  the  class  have  distinguished  themselves  as  instruct- 
ors of  the  youth.  Echos  from  the  schoolroom  have  occasionally 
been  wafted  back  to   Hanover.     Willey,  in  Western  Vermont, 


CHRONICLES.  33 

became  enamored  of  a  blooming  young  widow,  and  that 
teaching  experience  was  one  mass  of  sweetness  long  drawn 
out. 

Carleton,  while  engaged  in  didactic  labors  in  Springfield, 
Vermont,  used  to  parade  the  streets  every  evening  with  a  blush- 
ing maiden.  "  Goody  "  presided  at  Post  Mills,  to  the  infinite 
delight  of  all  the  urchins  who  attended  school.  Great  sorrow 
was  expressed  when  the  term  was  over,  as  they  could  not  re- 
member having  everbefore  enjoyed  such  a  picnic.  Prichard, 
while  keeping  school,  had  the  unmitigated  gall  to  teach  Greek, 
although  he  had  never  studied  the  subject.  By  judicious  plug- 
ging, supplemented  by  ready  conversational  powers  and  aa  as- 
sumption of  owl-like  wisdom,  he  got  along  very  well  and  was 
considered  very  proficient  in  the  subject.  Warren  is  said  to 
have  sufficient  nerve  while  teaching  to  employ  his  time  in  school 
plugging  his  college  work.  Doring's  foot-ball  experience  ena- 
bled him  to  lay  fiat  three  or  four  strapping  fellows,  who  essayed 
to  try  titles  with  htm.  They  entertained  a  wholesome  respect 
and  admiration  for  the  game  of  Rugby  thereafter. 

The  presentation  of  Junior  honors  was  a  noteworthy  event 
in  the  history  of  the  class.  "  Hoppy,  "  in  flaming  handbills,  had 
exhausted  his  stock  of  startling  headlines.  It  was  truly  a  red 
letter  day  for  this  brilliant  scion,  and  his  efforts  in  making  the 
event  a  success  were  duly  appreciated.  Each  event  was  adver- 
tised in  a  striking  manner,  appropriate  to  the  occasion.  The 
speeches  were  all  good  and  appreciated.  Barton,  as  he  received 
the  petticoat,  turned  the  tables  nicely  on  Sid.  Walker.  Gilman 
made  a  very  witty  speech  in  presenting  the  nursing  bottle  to 
Tewksbury.  "  Slugger"  illustrated  the  use  to  be  made  of  a  pil- 
low, but  Watson  felt  to  much  the  chagrin  of  presenting  the  mir- 
ror to  say  anything.  Plummer  made  a  happy  hit  in  observing, 
as  he  received  the  salt  cellar,  that  the  remarks  of  the  presentist 
should  be  taken  cum  grano  salis.  One  of  the  features  of  the  ev- 
ening was  the  dissemination  of  mysterious  circulars,  entitled 
the  "  Asses  Symposium."  The  cast  of  characters  comprised 
"Chang,"  "Kid,"  "Goody,"  "Hoppy,"  and  "Sid."  The  Fe- 
line quartet  was  composed  as  follows : 

First  Howler,  Cuteness  Barrows. 

Second  Screecher,  Alpha  Pussey  Banfil. 

3 


3 4  CLASS  DA  Y  NINE  TV- ONE. 

First  Croaker,  Tom  Cat  Bailey. 

Second  Bellower,  Pole  Cat  Willey. 

Following  this  was  given  a  synopsis  of  the  play,  which  it  is  un- 
necessary to  give  here,  suffice  it  to  say,  the  hits  were  well 
appreciated  and  created  much  merriment.  The  design  was  evi- 
dently to  grind  the  sEgis  board  in  anticipation  of  their  produc- 
tion. Common  consent  has  ascribed  this  remarkable  piece  of 
literary  work  to  "  Slugger,"  aud  he  has  not  been  known  to  deny 
the  soft  impeachment. 

The  tardy  appearance  of  the  sEgis  created  some  diversion 
and  speculation.  It  was  supposed  to  have  been  kept  back  on 
account  of  its  radical  and  objectionable  character.  This  belief 
was  enhanced  by  the  fact  that  some  of  the  board  had  work  to 
make  up  and  they  were  anxious  to  get  square  with  the  board 
and  also  as  they  expected  to  be  fired  for  the  rest  of  the  year,  by 
waiting  till  the  last  moment,  their  period  of  banishment  would 
be  as  short  as  possible.  When  the  long  expected  appeared  be- 
hold how  harmless  a  thing  it  was  !  "  Prex  "  is  said  to  have 
smiled  as  he  read  "  Hasten  the  day,  "  John  K.  went  into  ecsta- 
cies  over  "  Noah's  Ark, "  while  "  Clothes-pin"  pronounced 
"  Much  ado  about  nothing  "  a  gem  among  literary  burlesques 
and  of  high  artistic  merit.  The  take-off  on  "Scratchy  Dave" 
was  a  hard  one  and  ground  the  person  interested  as  much  as 
it  delighted  the  public  at  large. 

"  Tewkie  "  has  been  the  victim  of  many  interesting  experi. 
ences.  That  bit  of  romance  when  he  savagely  struck  "  Beans  " 
with  the  angry  adjuration  "Wake  up,  Susan  "  pales  into  insig- 
nificance in  comparison  with  an  exciting  ride  last  summer  va- 
cation. While  going  through  some  enterprising  evolution,  he 
had  the  misfortune  to  plunge  head  foremost  down  between  the 
cross-bar  and  axle.  His  feet  naturally  could  not  pass  through 
this  orifice,  and  there  he  hung  suspended  'twixt  heaven  and 
earth.  No  horse  of  anv  animus  could  be  indifferent  to  such  a 
performance  so  he  accordingly  ran  at  the  rate  of  five  miles  an 
hour,  more  or  less,  with  poor  "  Tewkie "  in  perilous  danger. 
Dirty,  bruised  and  bleeding,  he  was  at  last  rescued  and  it  re- 
quired the  rest  of  the  vacation  to  recuperate  for  college  in  the 
fall.  He  mourned  long  and  loud  over  the  destruction  o'  a  sev- 
en tv-five  cent  straw  hat. 


CHRONICLES.  35 

Heath  was  supposed  to  have  spent  last  summer  vacation 
surveying  out  West.  Inside  advices  state  he  was  driving  mules 
as  a  business  and  only  surveying  the  landscape.  "  Birdie  "  wh<y 
drove  the  mules  ? 

Ladd  as  treasurer  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  proposed  to  drive  a 
sharp  bargain  in  getting  the  Student's  hand-book  of  informa- 
tion printed.  After  the  trade  was  made  and  the  work  complet- 
ed, Willie  began  to  beg  off,  stating  the  price  agreed  upon  was 
much  too  high  and  the  work  was  unsatisfactory.  He  patheti- 
cally wrote  how  he  cried  with  disappointment  when  the  work 
was  received,  hoping  to  secure  a  big  discount.  The  gag  did 
not  work  and  when  the  printer  threatened  suit  Willie  came  to 
time  like  a  little  man  and  settled  the  bill. 

In  Political  Economy,  Bailey  in  reply  to  the  question  what 
the  lowest  form  of  employer  is  called  replied  "  The  Boss.  " 
Tom  always  had  a  voluble  Mow  of  language  while  reciting,  re- 
minding one  of  Hippias  who  "  could  say  something  new  on  any- 
subject  at  any  time."  The  originality  of  his  remarks  was  often 
striking.  "  Dude  "  asked  George  his  opinion  if  the  state  should 
legislate  to  deprive  all  persons  having  pink  eyes  from  certain 
privileges.  With  surprising  wit  Guy  replied  "  it  would  be  a 
discrimination  against  color. 

Prichard  showed  considerable  finesse  in  recitation.  Sitting 
on  the  front  seat,  that  sardonic  grin  would  disappear  as  "  Dude" 
called  him  up  and  he  would  give  the  most  respectful  attention 
to  the  queries  propounded  to  him.  To  a  series  of  leading  ques- 
tions "  Prich  "  instead  of  replying  "yes,"  would  say  "  It  is  "  in 
a  low  tone  of  voice.  When  the  "  Dude  "  would  twist  about  in  his 
chair  squinting  sideways  through  his  glasses,  indicating  either 
that  the  answer  was  wrong  or  he  did  not  understand,  "  Prich  " 
assuming  the  latter  would  repeat  "  It  is  not "  in  an  off-hand 
way.  If  the  "  Dude  "  was  known  to  have  a  sense  of  the  hu- 
morous we  should  have  supposed  he  was  making  a  personal  al- 
lusion when  he  asked  of  Burbank  in  connection  with  FederaJ 
appropriations  for  rivers  and  harbors  if  Sugar  river  was  naviga- 
ble for  anything  but  row  boats.     How  the  "  Jew  "  blushed. 

"Gabe"can  never  resist  the  chance  for  a  joke.  In  this 
respect  he  is  nearly  as  bad  as  "  Prex."  Cobb  in  reciting  on 
Socrates  stated   that  at  forty  years  of  age  he  appeared  in  the 


$6  CLASS  DA  Y  NINE  TY-ONE. 

clouds.  "Yes"  retorted  "Gabe,  "  "  and  at  seventy  he  went 
higher."  "Gabe"  made  the  ruling  that  all  who  received  a 
recitation  mark  of  80  %  should  be  exempt  from  examinations 
The  way  he  chose  those  to  take  the  exam,  must  have  been  like 
placing  the  names  in  a  box,  shaking  them  up  and  drawing  out, 
blind-folded  a  certain  number.  He  allowed  the  "  Kid  "  to 
get  through  Psychology  by  a  narrow  squeeze,  but  afterward 
his  conscience  must  have  troubled  him  as  he  made  him  take  an 
exam,  in  Philosophy  although  he  had  done  excellent  work. 
u  Kid  "  was  prepared  for  emergencies  however  and  a  sheet  of 
paper  inside  his  cuff  made  his  deficiency  exam,  a  howling  suc- 
cess. Four  men  started  out  in  the  course  of  Hebrew.  Willey 
found  out  it  looked  too  much  like  work,  "  Jack  "  Wright  saw  he 
could  not  keep  on  and  draw  out  more  than  ten  novels  a  day 
from  the  library,  while  Banfil  dropped  it  in  order  to  have  time 
to  take  the  course  of  dancing  lessons.  Thus  Fish  is  the  only 
one  left  who  can  speak  fluently  in  Hebrew. 

Burbank  left  his  gas  jet  open  last  winter  vacation  and  on 
returning  found  charged  to  his  account  two  hundred  feet.  Bai- 
ley and  Holton  combined  could  not  supply  that  amount  in 
talk.  The  contest  between  Sargent  and  Plummer  is  worthy  of 
note.  The  former  was  at  work  night  and  day  to  excel  in  Practi- 
cal Chemistry  researcl.es,  while  the  latter  changing  his  results 
to  conform  to  the  right  answers  held  him  a  close  second.  The 
unequal  conditions  under  which  they  competed  resembled  the 
fabled  race  between  the  tortoise  and  the  hare. 

Colby  delighted  "  Chuck's"  heart  by  his  fine  work  in  Physics 
in  recognition  of  which  the  instructor  has  rewarded  him  with 
the  degree  of  "  Doctor  of  Results."  If  any  one  ever  was  handi- 
capped in  his  desire  to  excel  it  was  John  Proctor.  Being  fa- 
miliar with  his  proclivities  from  childhood  up  every  disturbance 
occurring  in  the  class  room  has  been  persistently  laid  at  his 
door  so  his  deportment  has  lowered  his  standing  to  quite  an 
extent. 

One  day  last  fall  Gilman  set  out  from  White  River  Junction 
to  walk  to  Hanover.  Absorbed  in  one  of  Phillips  Brooks'  ser- 
mons which  he  intended  to  spring  on  his  flock  the  next  Sunday, 
he  gave  no  attention  to  the  bridges  he  was  crossing  or  the  di- 
rection he  took.     After  a  season  of  meditation  he  looked  up  to 


CHRONICLES.  37 

find  himself  in  Hartford.  Having  edified  the  people  of  TheL- 
ford  for  nearly  three  years  he  was  compelled  to  go ;  the  specific 
counts  in  the  indictment  were  that  he  wore  light  clothes,  rode 
a  bicycle  and  refused  to  kiss  the  babies.  He  claims  his  suc- 
cess at  Lyme  as  a  vindication  of  these  charges. 

Kibbey  has  held  forth  at  Tunbridge,  Vermont  to  the  sur- 
prise and  delight  of  his  hearers.  The  people  would  not  be- 
lieve his  sermons  original.  His  bland  and  child-like  appear- 
ance doubtless  gave  rise  to  the  suspicion  of  plagiarism.  Among 
his  regular  auditors  was  our  friend  Bugbee.  It  may  seem 
strange  to  the  uninitiated  that  he  should  go  so  far  to  attend  di- 
vine worship.  The  fact  is  Bugbee  has  lived  in  Tunbridge 
more  or  less  for  the  past  four  years  and  it  seemed  real  home- 
like to  attend  church  there.  An  item  appearing  in  the  Dart- 
mouth a  few  weeks  a^o  to  the  effect  that  "Kibbey,  '91,  had 
been  spending  a  few  days  visiting  friends  in  Tunbridge,  Ver- 
mont," shows  his  sojourn  there  has  not  been  in  vain.  Kibbey 
mistakenly  ascribed  this  squib  to  Bugbee  and  the  next  issue  of 
the  Dartmouth  contained  the  information  that  "  Bugbee,  '91, 
had  been  spending  a  few  days  visiting  friends  in  Tunbridge, 
Vermont."  Honors  are  now  easy.  Bailey  and  Heath  purport- 
ed to  be  employed  in  a  Boston  book  store  as  salesmen  last  win- 
ter. A  friend  called  to  see  them  but  the  head  salesman  did 
not  know  any  such  names.  Questioning  a  ragged  striker  of  the 
establishment  he  was  shown  into  a  dark,  dirty  cellar  where  our 
heroes  were  found  in  old  clothes  and  sleeves  stripped  industri- 
ously engaged,  one  in  washing  windows,  the  other  shaking  ashes. 

In  the  future  a  picture  of  "  Hoppy"  seated  in  his  office, 
will  recall  a  familiar  scene  and  suggest  many  incidents  of  old 
times.  He  and  the  parrot  became  sweet  confidants.  The  part- 
ing was  grievous,  and  neither  could  be  reconciled  to  the  cruel 
irony  of  fate.  "  Tewkie  "  once  was  taken  vi  )lentlv  ill  and  cj;i 
suited  Dr.  Chapman.  After  a  critical  diagnosis  "  Chappie " 
gave  him  a  lecture  on  hygiene  and  prescribed  some  pills  to  be 
taken.  Soon  after  the  Doctor  sent  in  a  bill  of  fifty  cents.  Up- 
on an  itemized  bill  being  demanded  it  was  explained  that  twen- 
ty-five  cents  were  for  the  pills  and  twenty  five  for  the  advice. 
"Tewkie  "  paid  the  quarter  for  pills,  and  with  characteristic  mean- 
ness told  ''  Chappie  "  he  might  keep  his  advice  to  himself. 


38  CLASS  DA  Y  NINETY-ONE. 

Cobb,  while  having  charge  of  his  domestic  heating  arrange- 
ment, last  fall,  allowed  the  hot  water  to  flood  the  chambers.  In 
consequence,  he  was  busily  employed  for  some  time  in  carrying 
down  stairs  bucketfuls  ol  water,  a  work  for  which  he  was  ad- 
mirably adapted  by  nature. 

Carleton  and  his  Glee  Club  aggregation  were  nicely  "pulled" 
last  winter.  The.  U.  M.  team,  "all  in  full  dress  suits,"  having 
tried  unsuccessfully  to  hire  a  certain  hall  in  Barre,  secured  an- 
other. The  proprietor  of  the  first,  not  to  be  outdone,  hired 
Carleton's  troupe  for  the  same  night  and  billed  the  town  thor- 
oughly to  draw  from  the  U.  V.  M.  concert.  Having  succeeded 
in  this  very  well,  and  having  no  further  use  for  the  Dartmouth 
crowd,  he  wired  them  not  to  come,  as  they  had  reached  the 
Junction  en  route  for  Barre.  A  crest  fallen  crowd  returned  back 
to  town  a  little  later. 

Ninety-one  has  always  been  conspicuous  in  chapel.  Fish 
is  said  to  have  been  the  first  one  to  wood  up  "Hasten  the  day." 
"  Slugger's  "  devotional  character  has  frequently  been  noted. 
John  Proctor  used  to  play  the  latest  skirt  dance  for  voluntaries. 
"Billy"  Bailey  got  tired  of  singing  in  the  choir  one  Sunday 
night  and  started  to  take  his  seat.  The  look  of  blank  surprise  he 
gave  on  turning  about  and  seeing  the  rest  retain  their  positions 
was  not  lost  on  the  audience.  The  note  "  Jack  "  Wright  was 
about  to  strike  could  be  determined  accurately  by  observing 
the  height  his  eyebrows  were  raised. 

In  one  ot  Oilman's  eccentric  moods  for  which  he  is  noted 
he  conceived  the  idea  that  a  type-writer  was  what  he  wanted 
and  must  have.  A  letter  was  accordingly  written  to  a  dealer  in 
New  York  stating  his  need  and  asking  for  prices  and  other  in- 
formation concerning  the  different  styles  of  machines.  This 
was  sent  to  the  chairman  of  the  church  committee,  Newbury, 
Vermont.  The  communication  intended  for  the  latter  party  in 
regard  to  supplying  their  pulpit  was  sent  to  the  type  writer 
agency  in  New  York.  The  good  people  of  Newbury  were 
shocked  beyond  expression  to  find  the  prospective  theologian 
should  think  of  indulging  in  such  an  expensive  luxury  as  a 
type-writer,  while  the  New  York  concern  is  doubtless  still  look- 
ing for  a  vacant  pulpit  for  our  classmate.  It  may  be  observed 
that   on   another   occasion  a   letter  of   his  intended   for  a   class. 


CHRONICLES.  39 

mate  reached  a  young  lady,  while  the  letter  destined  for  the  y. 
1.  was  received  by  the  c. 

Last  winter  "Birdie"  chanced  to  see  in  an  agricultural  pa- 
per a  prize  offered  to  any  one  who  should  combine  the  letters 
of  a  given  word  so  as  to  form  the  largest  number  of  words. 
With  a  zeal  worthy  of  a  better  cause  "  Birdie  "  diligently  perus- 
ed Webster's  unabridged  and  sent  a  thousand  words  more  or 
less.  No  prize  was  forthcoming  but  in  a  few  days  our  hero  re- 
ceived a  communication  from  a  party  evidently  taking  the  per- 
son addressed  for  a  bright,  wide-awake  and  enterprising  farmer's 
son 

"  Brattleboro,  Vt.,  March  2,  1891. 
A.  C.  Heath,  Hanover,  N.  H. 

We  have  no  agency  for  our  Food  in  your  town  and  would 
like  to  have  you  take  hold  of  it.  The  profit  is  large  and  you 
run  no  risk,  as  we  guarantee  the  Food  to  prove  satisfactory  and 
as  represented,  or  we  will  refund  the  purchase  money.  Please 
read  the  testimonials  in  our  circulars  from  prominent  horse  and 
cattle  owners,  some  of  whom  you  know. 

We  make  oath  that  Peel's  Condition  Food  contains  noth- 
ing injurious  to  man  or  beast. 

March,  April  and  May  being  the  best  months  in  the  year  for 
the  sale  of  condition  foods  and  powders,  we  hope  you  will  send 
us  a  trial  order  at  once  and  place  it  before  your  customers. 
Remember  that  it  costs  nothing  unless  it  proves  as  represented. 
We  could  not  afford  to  sell  poor  goods  on  these  terms. 

Yours  respectfully,  Peel's  Food  Company." 

"  DuBy  "  has  always  been  noted  for  unmitigated  gall  and 
supreme  nerve.  On  one  occasion  he  attended  a  party  at  Nor- 
wich where  he  became  charmed  with  the  society  of  an  attrac- 
tive companion.  After  taking  her  to  supper  he  requested  the 
pleasure  of  escorting  her  home.  Upon  the  young  lady  express- 
ing her  regrets  that  she  had  accepted  the  invitation  of  another 
fellow,  Charles  assumed  an  injured  air  saying  that  as  he  had 
taken  her  to  supper  he  expected  of  course  to  see  her  to  her 
abode.  The  potent  argument  that  a  quarter  of  a  dollar  spent 
in  her  behalf  placed  her  under  obligations  proved  too  strong, 
and  the  base-ball  magnate   won  his  point.     "DuBy"  and   Dan 


4©  CLASS  DA  Y  NINE  TV-ONE. 

have  been  threatened  with  legal  prosecution  for  violation  of  the 
game  laws  of  Vermont  by  hunting  Partridges  on  Sunday  and 
and  during  the  moulting  season. 

"Polly"  has  distinguished  himself  as  the  valiant  champion 
of  democratic  principles  as  opposed  to  the  church  oligarchy 

As  the  mild  Spring  days  came  on  "  Goody  "  and  "  Hoppy  " 
sighed  for  a  relaxation  from  severe  mental  toil,  so  one  day 
they  embarked  for  White  River  Junction  for  a  little  recreation. 
After  a  day's  outing  they  set  out  on  their  return  takirg  the  six 
o'clock  train.  Not  a  cloud  dimmed  the  sky  of  their  happiness, 
their  hearts  were  light  and  free,  they  were  in  the  best  of  spirits 
and  everything  seemed  bright  to  them.  It  seemed  therefore 
incumbent  upon  them  to  do  something  bright.  When  the  train 
reached  Norwich  "  Goody  "  took  up  a  box  of  cigars  belonging 
to  the  train  boy  while  "Hop  "took  several  novels  under  his 
arm,  and  the  two  with  much  dignity  seated  themselves  on  the 
top  of  Howe's  coach.  Just  as  the  train  was  about  to  start  the 
vender  missed  his  goods,  looked  out  to  see  them  and  had  just 
time  to  climb  on  the  rear  end  of  the  coach  as  it  drove  away. 
His  equanimity  was  somewhat  disturbed  at  seeing  his  Havanas 
dispensed  with  a  lavish  hand  and  he  threatened  dire  vengeance. 
Meanwhile  the  maurauding  pair  began  to  have  grave  doubts  as 
to  the  feasibility  of  their  undertaking.  When  the  Wheelock 
was  reached  "Goody"  took  a  hasty  circuit  about  the  college 
buildings  and  esconsed  himself  safely  in  his  own  room.  "  Hop. 
py  "  likewise  departed  in  another  direction,  reached  the  mouth 
of  Mink  brook,  took  a  boat  to  a  place  opposite  the  Vale  of 
Tempe  where  he  remained  until  some  associates  found  him. 
His  voice  was  highly  tragic  as  he  exclaimed  in  a  sepulchral 
tone  "  My  name  is  Hopkins,  and  I'm  a  fugitive  from  justice. " 
Only  $10  was  required  to  meet  the  exsenses  of  such  an  amount 
of  fun.  In  the  balmy  month  of  May,  Sargent  one  Sunday  ask- 
ed Stanley  to  walk  to  Lyme  with  him.  The  latter  not  to  refuse 
a  challenge  consented  to  go  although  he  dreaded  the  walk  pro- 
posed. They  sallied  out,  walking  on  the  Vermont  side  the  first 
of  the  journey,  and  on  this  side  returning.  The  dust  was  un- 
pleasant while  the  heat  was  intolerable.  Neither  the  beauties 
to  please  the  eye  or  the  ear  at  length  seemed  to  delight  them 
and  the  journey  became  one  horrid  grind.     At  length  footsore 


CHRONIC  U.S.  41 

and  hungry  they  reached  Hanocer  alter  a  walk  of  20  miles  and 
if  anyone  mentioned  Lyme  to  Stanley  for  several  days  after  he 
did  it  at  his  own  risk. 

If  there  is  anything  that  "  Jack  "  Wright  prides  himself  in 
it  is  his  critical  knowledge  of  literature.  Consequently,  when 
'"Clothespin  "  asked,  in  an  examination,  something  about  Haw- 
thorne, this  lad  felt  called  upon  to  free  his  mind  as  follows  : 
"  Who  is  this  Hawthorne?  Some  old  woman'6  writer.  Some 
poor,  dissolute,  inconsequential  scribbler  of  weak  prose."  This 
frank  expression  of  opinion  is  said  to  have  endangered  his 
chances  for  final  honors,  besides  knocking  away  his  last  show 
for  the  general  improvement  prize.  Ninety  one  was  well  repre- 
sented and  acquited  itself  with  much  credit  at  the  Springfield 
meet.  Although  the  Amherst  sprinter  won  the  quarter  mile  run 
he  acknowledged  he  had  a  hard  row(e)  to  hoe.  The  judge  got 
in  a  cruel  thrust  on  "  Eggie  "  when  announcing  the  result  of  the 
two  mile  run  he  stated  the  third  man  had  not  yet  been  heard 
from.  Every  one  felt  sorry  for  Doring  whose  unfortunate  acci- 
dent undoubtedly  deprived  us  of  the  tug-of  war.  No  one  has 
trained  more  faithfully,  or  commanded  more  the  confidence  of  the 
fellows  than  he,  and  all  felt  the  disappointment  to  him  to  be  greafc- 
er  than  their  own.  "  Squash,"  by  the  magnificent  way  he  threw 
the  hammer,  added  to  the  honor  he  had  already  won  as  the  most 
satisfactory  athletic  manager  the  college  has  had  for  years. 
Our  friend  George  received  the  following  comment  in  the  Spring- 
field Republican  :  "  One  of  the  funniest  exhibitions  of  the  after- 
noon was  that  of  George  of  Dartmouth  in  putting  the  shot. 
Tall,  round  shouldered,  his  arms  twich  as  if  with  the  ague  as  he 
prepares  to  make  the  lurch." 

Barton  went  out  botanizing,  on  one  occasion,  in  the  outly- 
ing districts.  A  farmer's  inquiry  if  the  Dean  had  returned 
showed  that  Mr.  B.  had  been  taken  for  a  member  of  the  depart- 
ment about  to  remove  to  Durham.  Carson  Smith  had  a  similar 
experience  when  the  Chandler  men  began  their  course  in  Miner- 
alogy. "  Type  "  was  not  at  all  familiar  with  the  faces  of  the 
subjects  he  had  to  deal  with,  for  when  Carson  entered  the  room 
he  was  peremptorily  told  that  "  this  is  the  Chandler  Scientific 
class."  Carson  blushed  a  beautiful  scarlet  tinge,  and  stammer- 
ed  confusedly   as   he   endeavored   to   impress   opon    "Type's" 


42  CLASS  DA  Y  NINETY-ONE. 

mind  that  he  was  not  a  member  of  the  College  of  Agriculture 
and  the  Mechanic  Arts. 

On  the  Amherst  base-ball  trip  Heath  attempted  to  kiss  a 
waiter  girl.  At  this  critical  juncture  her  false  teeth  fell  out, 
which  checked  his  mad  impulse.  They  tell  of  "Tommy's"  en- 
tering the  Connecticut  river  bridge,  thinking  he  was  going  into 
the  livery  stable,  one  dark  night.  "  DuBy,"  "Tewkie,"  and  sev- 
eral under  classmen,  used  to  compete  for  the  society  of  a  cer- 
tain lady  at  White  River  Junction,  with  varying  success.  "  Du- 
By "  went  to  the  Junction  one  night  to  attend  an  entertainment, 
and  posted  himself  near  a  certain  house  from  whence  he  conjec- 
tured she  would  shortly  appear.  After  a  time  she  did  appear, 
but  as  she  was  accompanied  by  another  fellow,  Charles  felt  cha- 
grined and  passed  a  miserable  evening.  John  Abbott  attended 
the  same  show,  and  essayed  to  do  the  manly  thing  by  escorting 
a  girl  home.  She  proved  decidedly  young  and  unsophisticated, 
for  as  they  left  the  hall  she  called  back,  "  O  mamma,  are  not  you 
coming  too  ?  "  John  had  not  taken  the  contract  of  looking  out 
for  the  family,  but  his  friends  appreciated  the  scene  immensely. 
He  was  so  enraged  when  their  school  paper  touched  him  up  on 
the  matter  that  he  refused  to  sing  with  the  class  choir,  jumped 
with  both  feet  on  every  one  who  had  not  paid  his  Dartmouth 
subscription,  and  fired  two  men  from  the  'Varsity. 

Such,  classmates,  is  an  imperfect  record  of  the  humorous 
events  which  have  transpired  during  the  four  years  of  our  col- 
lege course.  When  the  review  of  our  lives  is  written  may  the 
record  of  each  member  of  the  class  stand  forth,  bright  with  glo- 
rious achievements  and  crowned  with  success  and  happiness. 


PROPHECIES. 


BY  FRED  ELMER  PRICHARD,  BRADFORD,  VT. 


"  The  best  prophet  of  the  future  is  the  present." 

L/(j1Y  inclinations  are  not  as  sulphurous  as  those  of  the 
^^jV<  prophetic  prodiges  who  have  preceded  me  ;  in  fact 
^-  I  am  decidedly  opposed  to  a  close  acquaintance  with 
burning  brimstone,  therefore  for  this  occasion  1  have  not,  like 
them,  taken  any  trip  to  Hades  to  look  for  the  future  of  '91.  I 
do  not  imagine  the  mantle  of  a  Moses  or  a  Samuel  has  fallen 
upon  me,  nor  do  I  like  the  older  prophets  disclaim  all  ability  to 
quote  the  poets,  for  there  is  one  in  our  class  whose  influence  is 
not  to  be  forgotten. 

But  with  all  the  reality  of  this  occasion  the  surrounding 
scene  is  a  new  one  to  us.  The  green  hills  that  circle  the  paths 
where  "Sandy"  and  "  Wattie,"  Woodcock  and  Allison  used  to 
wander  to  watch  the  occultations  of  the  stars  and  enjoy,  with 
some  village  maidens,  the  osculations  of  the  lips  ;  the  summer 
house  where  Thompson  spent  many  an  hour  with  the  girl  it 
would  not  be  "  proper  "  for  him  to  have  present  on  this  occa- 
sion— these  things  have  passed  away.  All  recollection  of  them 
is  absorbed  in  Marshall  O.  and  those  acursed  chronicles  of  his, 
in  which  he  hurled  the  red  hot  irons  of  his  infamous  wrath  at 
forty-six  of  the  purest  men  that  ever   suffered  martyrdom.     But 

"  His  tongue  is  now  a  stringless  instrument, 
Words,  life,  substance  and  all  old  Pluto  hath  spent." 

"There  is  a  historv  in  all  men's  lives, 
Figuring  the  nature  of  times  deceased  ; 
The  which,  observed,  a  man  may  prophesy, 
With  near  aim,  of  the  main  chances  of  things 
As  yet  not  come  to  life,  which  in  their  seeds, 
And  weak  beginnings,  lie  intreasured." 


44  CLASS  DA  V  NINETY-ONE. 

It  required  no  especial  gift  to  prophecy  the  life  of  Ferda 
Fish.  He  passed  through  Hartford  Theological  Seminary,  af- 
ter gaining  the  respect  and  affection  of  a  quiet  country  parish, 
he  spent  the  greater  part  of  his  life  as  a  foreign  missionary,  a 
work  for  which  he  had  been  preparing  for  several  years,  com- 
mencing at  Dartmouth  College  with  Charlie  Sing  &  Co.  The 
good  he  did  can  never  be  estimated. 

Kibby  and  Gilman  continued  to  fill  the  pulpit  and  the  lat- 
ter found  a  parish  more  congenial  to  his  taste  than  Thetford, 
where  he  could  wear  a  tennis  suit  and  ride  a  bicycle  to  his 
hearts  content  and  was  not  expected  to  kiss  all  the  babies  in 
the  community. 

Messrs.  Barnard,  Walker  &  Hopkins  started  for  a  tour  with 
their  "  Greatest  Show  on  Earth  "  and  rivaled  the  reputation  of 
A.  Ward's  Museum  of  Arts.  They  continued  their  prosperous 
career  till  "  Hoppy  "  became  a  "fugitive  from  justice  "  and  then 
gave  up  the  business.  "Hoppy"  studied  law  and  in  time 
equalled  his  father  as  a  champion  of  woman's  rights  and  a  dis- 
penser of  justice.  "  Kid  "  returned  to  Franklin  after  the  dis- 
solution of  the  firm  where  he  continues  to  live  on  the  reputation 
and  property  of  the  Judge,  his  father.  "  Sid "  entered  the 
Thayer  School.  His  reputation  as  an  engineer  is  equalled  by 
few  and  surpassed  by  none. 

Herr  E.  Wingate  Tewksbury  may  be  found  any  day  at  A. 
W.  Tewksbury's  emporium,  whose  sign  has  heen  displaced  by 
one  reading  E.  W.  Tewksbury,  A.  B.,  Dealer  in  Fine  Feed  and 
Groceries.  Nevertheless  "Tewkie  "  is  happy  and  has  realized 
his  idea  of  bliss — a  small  house,  a  pretty  wife,  a  bath  tub  and  a 
fire  place. 

"  Goody  "  followed  the  wishes  of  his  friends  rather  than 
his  own  desires  when  he  entered  the  ministry.  He  still  continued 
to  maintain  the  high  standard  of  morals  he  had  established  in 
college. 

"  Hard  Luck  Dave  "  after  graduation,  helped  the  good  dea- 
con on  the  farm  for  a  year  or  two,  then  at  the  earnest  solicita- 
tion of  the  faculty  and  trustees  accepted  the  chair  of  Moral 
Philosophy  in  Dartmouth  College.  The  way  he  requests  men 
to  look  their  notes  over  a  little  more  far  excells  that  of  his 
worthy  predecessor. 


PROPHECIES.  45 

"Birdie"  Heath,  •' Wattie  "  and  Warren  represented  '91 
in  D.  M.  C.  Heath  and  Watson  became  typical  "  medics,"  but 
Warren  hadn't  the  moral  courage  and  succumbed  at  the  end  of 
the  first  year  and  took  up  teaching  with  much  better  success. 

Hazen  accepted  the  position  of  instructor  in  Mathematics 
and  Greek  in  Kimball  Union  Academy,  where  he  soon  secured 
the  principalship.     There  he  bids  fair  to  spend  his  life. 

"  Chang  "  the  wily  man,  studied  law,  a  profession  for  which 
he  was  admirably  adapted.  The  reputation  he  established  as  a 
criminal  lawyer  is  to  be  envied,  but  alas  !  he  did  not  follow  the 
example  of  Abraham  Lincoln  for  he  doesn't  care  whether  his 
client  is  innocent  or  not,  in  fact  I  think  he  preferred  the 
guilty  party  so  long  as  he  had  money,  for  it  gave  wider  scope 
for  his  psycological  puzzles. 

John  Proctor,  after  acting  as  Prof.  Emerson's  assistant  for 
a  while,  traveled  with  Prof.  Young  to  enlarge  his  knowledge  of 
Astronomy.  When  he  returned  he  concluded  with  Solomon 
that  "  all  the  labor  of  his  hands  which  he  had  labored  to  do  was 
vanity  and  that  there  was  no  profit  under  the  sun,"  also  that 
"  there  is  nothing  better  for  a  man  than  that  he  should  eat  and 
drink  "  and  smoke  straight  cuts,  so  he  settled  down  to  enjoy 
himself. 

"  Sandy,"  the  agnostic,  served  Lawrence  in  the  capacity  of 
mail-carrier  to  the  great  satisfaction  of  the  patrons.  He  con- 
cluded, after  a  time,  that  a  man  that  "knew  he  didn't  know  any- 
thing "  ought  to  do  more  for  the  human  race  than  to  distribute 
mail  to  a  small  fraction  of  it,  accordingly  he  established  a 
school  for  agnostics,  which  rivaled  those  of  Athens  and  Rome. 

C.  F.  Abbott,  the  man  of  great  possibilities,  who  could 
have  been  on  the  'Varsity,  if  he  would  only  train,"  to  say  noth- 
ing of  the  one  hundred  yards  dash  and  half-mile  race  he  might 
have  won  at  Springfield  if  he  had  wanted  to,  after  a  little  strug- 
gle with  the  inconsiderate  people  of  a  small  western  town,  con- 
cluded that  potentiality  didn't  pay  and  settled  down  to  business 
in  the  political  arena,  where  he  gained  great  glory,  finally 
standing  at  the  head  of  our  diplomatic  corps  at  London. 

Allison,  Willey  and  Wright  established  world-wide  reputa- 
tions as  critics  of  German,  French  and  English,  respectively. 
Wright  finally  secured  the  position  of  Prof,  of  Anglo-Saxon  and 


46  CLASS  DA  Y  NINETY-ONE. 

English  Literature  in  a  Western  University,  where  for  the  first 
time  he  learned  to  answer  his  own  question,  "  Who  is  this  man 
Hawthorne  ?  " 

Rowe  worked  for  the  Springfield  Republican  as  a  reporter 
till  he  had  become  proficient  as  a  journalist,  then  started  a  pa- 
per for  himself  which  became  the  official  organ  of  the  Farmers' 
Alliance  so  insuring  its  success  during  the  mushroom  like 
growth  of  that  party. 

Banfil  continued  to  read  service  at  Littleton  where  he  en- 
tertained the  people  with  accounts  of  the  advantages  of  room- 
ing on  Faculty  Avenue,  and  becoming  acquainted  with  Profes- 
sors families.  You  may  find  his  latest  work,  "Society  as  I 
Found  It"  in  Hanover,  on  the  counter  of  every  large  book- 
store in  the  country. 

Barton  became  a  naturalist  as  was  expected.  He  succeed- 
ed Prof.  Hitchcock  and  became  as  typical  of  the  Eozoic  Age  as 
the  original  type. 

Burbank  settled  in  Claremont.  He  lives  a  quiet  life,  in 
this  mecca  of  the  reserves,  as  principal  of  the  high  school. 

Bugbee  and  George  became  successful  teachers.  Bugbee 
making  a  specialty  of  Psychology  and  George  of  Greek  and 
Putting  the  Shot. 

Holton  and  Bailey  went  into  the  coal  and  insurance  busi- 
ness in  Hanover.  "Sammy"  finding  that  there  was  too  much 
for  one  to  do  took  Bailey  into  partnership  with  him.  It  is 
needless  to  say  they  lived  comfortably  on  the  profits. 

Ladd  found  the  "  Old  Pine  Bookstore  "  such  a  source  of 
income  that  he  continued  in  the  business  and  pushed  Storrs  to 
the  wall  and  secured  the  monopoly  of  the  student  trade. 

Pollens  and  Lord  studied  together  in  Germany  and  settled 
in  Strasburg  as  instructor  in  English  and  French. 

Plummer  is  still  in  the  boot  and  shoe  business  at  92  Hano- 
ver St.,  Boston. 

"  Sluggard  "  continues  the  hard  worker  he  always  was. 

Colby  and  DuBois  are  physicists  of  considerable  merit, 
both  finding  positions  in  western  colleges,  where  "  DuBy  "  has 
recovered  the  losses  sustained  in  the  management  of  the  'Var- 
sity. 

Cobb  is  at  the  old  stand  in  Hanover. 


PROPHECIES.  47 

Carleton  is  his  father's  assistant  at  Bradford  but  according 
to  rumors  he  devotes  more  time  to  the  seminary  than  to  the 
boys  school. 

Thompson  never  could  stand  excitement  and  late  hours 
and  may  be  found  quietly  settled  in  Concord,  where  a  hearty 
welcome  awaits  any  number  of  '91  who  may  visit  that  city. 

Edson  and  Heald  are  to  be  found  with  Ginn  cS:  Co.,  as 
traveling  agents. 

Richardson  and  Trull  could  not  part  company  after  living 
together  so  long  and  concluded  to  make  Norwich  their  home, 
where  they  became  mighty  sons  of  Nimrod.  They  still  prefer 
Pattridges  to  all  other  Vermont  game. 

Little,  the  Webster  cyclone,  familiarly  known  as  "  Squash," 
returned  in  the  fall  to  enter  the  Thayer  School.  Of  course  he 
had  to  play  foot-ball  and  as  a  rusher  had  no  equal.  After  finish- 
ing his  two  years  in  the  post  graduate  course,  he  found  a  posi- 
tion as  railroad  engineer  where  he  surveyed  the  road-bed  in  a 
way  that  rivaled  Prof.  Worthen's  front  line  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
building. 

Stanley,  and  Carson  Smith  are  in  the  law  business.  They 
meet  with  varying  success,  but  mostly  good. 

11  Kit"  and  "  Doc"  studied  medicine  and  are  settled  in  prac- 
tice.    "  Kit  "  still  vehemently  declares  the  old  school  the  best. 

"  Eggie "  and  Sargent  are  wanderers  on  the  face  of  the 
earth,  but  for  no  bad  purpose.  There  is  a  rivalry  between  them 
for  the  largest  herbarium  and  they  bid  fair  to  wander  their  days 
out. 

Your  prophet  has  been  unable  to  foresee  anything  definite 
in  the  matrimony  line  but  if  he  can  judge  at  all  from  the  actions 
of  Rowe  and  C.  F.  Abbott  to-day  he  would  think  the  class  was 
not  backward  with  the  fair  sex.  He  also  knows  of  a  wager  that 
"Tewkie"  marries  inside  of  two  years.  The  other  cases  are 
too  numerous  to  mention  and  I  will  leave  it  to  each  to  decide 
for  himself  whether  marriage  is  a  failure. 

I  am  unable  to  say  anything  about  the  future  of  Prichard. 
His  horoscope  seems  to  indicate  that  a  very  stormy  and  critical 
period  has  arrived  and  there  are  doubts  about  his  surviving 
more  than  fifteen  minutes,  however  republics  always  were  un- 
grateful. 


ADDRESS  AT  THE  TOWER. 


GEORGE  MARSHALL  WATSON,  HAVERHILL,  N.  H. 


O  i? >  RAVELERS  tell  us  that  amid  the  the  ruins  of  an  ancient 
city  there  remains  a  massive  monolithic  pillar,  bearing 
characters  in  a  strange  and  unknown  tongue.  Amid  the 
surrounding  desolation  it  stands  solitary  and  alone,  the  silent 
reminder  of  events  now  lost  to  history. 

To-day  we  dedicate  our  part  of  this  granite  tower,  a  silent 
yet  expressive  reminder  of  the  events,  the  associations,  the  tri- 
umphs of  our  college  life.  And  while  it  stands  as  the  last  mile 
stone  along  the  way  we  have  come,  it  also  marks  the  beginning 
of  another  epoch  in  our  lives,  full  freighted  with  new  hopes  and 
aspirations. 

Perhaps  to  some  the  closing  scenes  of  each  class  serve  no 
useful  purpose,  and  are  but  meaningless  rites.  To  us  they  have 
a  significance  and  a  meaning  tnat  only  the  initiate  can  fully 
know.  The  erection  of  this  tower  is  not  alone. a  memorial  to 
ourselves,  but  rather  a  mausoleum  around  which  cluster  these 
ties  4*  that  from  the  birth  of  lettered  friendship  rise."  Other 
feet  will  tread  the  familiar  way ;  other  voices  will  echo  within 
these  gray  and  time-honored  walls,  but  our  class  friendship  will 
never  grow  dim — our  love  and  labor  for  Old  Dartmouth  never 
cease. 

Perceiving  the  events  of  the  years  that  are  now  about  to 
culminate,  we  discover  many  joys  and  few  sorrows,  thus  gaining 
a  new  and  a  broader  view  of  the  life  before  us.  Then  with  a 
purpose  and  ambition  born  of  the  years  let  us  enter  the  lists  and 
break  a  lance  to  a  good  purpose,  for  the  goal  is  worthy  of  our 
best  efforts. 

"  Between  two  worlds  life  hovers  like  a  star, 
'Twixt  night  and  morn  upon  the  horizon's  verge. 

How  little  do  we  know  that  which  we  are, 
How  less  what  we  may  be." 


ADDRESS  A 7  THE  TOWER.  49 

Laying  aside  useless  regrets  for  what  we  might  do  if  we 
could  recall  the  last  four  years,  let  our  future  quest  be  more 
tight,  more  truth,  more  knowledge.  Let  us  make  some  point  in 
the  yet  unexplored  field  of  science  and  thought,  our  objective 
aim.  In  the  results,  as  measured  by  our  efforts,  will  be  the  true 
test  of  character.  As  these  different  blocks  of  granite  are  firmly 
cemented  together,  so  may  the  ties  of  friendship  that  bind  us 
now,  however  distant  we  may  be,  keep  us  as  in  the  past. 

Far  away  beneath  an  oriental  sky,  surrounded  by  the  beau- 
ties of  a  most  luxuriant  tropical  vegetation  stands  the  most  beau- 
tiful structure  of  which  modern  archaeologists  have  any  knowl- 
edge. Built  by  a  pagan  Emperor  of  creamy  marble,  inlaid  with 
gems  and  precious  stones,  and  dedicated  to  the  memory  of  an 
undying  love.  Beneath  the  ample  dome  pilgrims  stand  in  rapt 
and  silent  admiration  the  while  they  ponder  the  inscription  and 
drop  a  tear  to  the  memory  of  the  sleeping  dust  beneath.  And 
as  it  rea- s  its  lofty  shaft  of  sootless  marble,  cold  and  white, 
sharply  outlined  against  the  sky,  it  needs  no  poet  to  sing  its 
praise,  no  pen  to  chronicle  its  history. 

We  consecrate  this  shaft  to  the  memories  we  leave  behind 
us,  we  gather  around  it  as  successive  classes  have  done  before 
us  to  pledge  anew  our  vows  of  fidelity  to  our  Alma  Mater.  When 
moss  covered  it  shall  have  grown  and  forgotten  shall  be  the 
forms  that  now  gather  around  it,  defying  the  winter  storms  and 
the  summer  heat,  still  let  it  stand  the  monument  of  our  undying 
love. 


ADDRESS  AT  THE  OLD  PINE. 


FRANK    W.    PLUMMER,    SOMERVILLE,    MASS. 


ND  now,  classmates,  we  come  to  the  sad  part  of  our  day's 
exercises.  Here,  beneath  the  sheltering  branches  of  the 
Old  Pine,  we  gather  as  classes  of  old  have  done,  to  say 
good-bye.  For  four  years  have  we  assembled  together,  day  by 
day,  and  as  I  look  around  me  to  day  I  miss  the  faces  of  some 
who  gathered  with  our  class  on  our  first  morning  in  college,  and 
see  others  who  have  since  joined  us. 

It  is  truly  fitting,  at  this  time,  mayhap  the  last  at  which  we  as 
a  class  gather  together,  to  pause  a  moment  ere  we  part.  For 
four  years  have  we  been  building  ths  foundation,  as  it  were,  to 
our  life,  and  now  having  reached  the  goal  toward  which  our  ef- 
forts have  been  directed  from  the  day  we  entered  Dartmouth, 
we  call  to  mind  our  victories  and  defeats,  our  pleasures  and  sor- 
rows but  for  a  moment,  absorbed  as  we  are  in  the  contempla- 
tion of  what  the  future  has  in  store  for  us. 

Let  us,  as  we  part  to  go  in  different  directions,  strive  for 
some  rank  in  life  wihich  will  bring  credit  to  ourselves  and  honor 
to  our  class. 

The  general  mass  of  mankind  are  satisfied  with  the  condi- 
tions around  them.  Each  rising  and  setting  of  the  sun  sees 
them  beginning  and  ending  the  same  work  as  on  the  day  before, 
conforming  to  the  same  customs  and  usages  of  their  fathers,  with 
no  thoughts  of  going  beyond  them,  or  of  improvements  for  the 
minds  and  bodies  of  their  lellowmen.  All  that  has  been  accom- 
plished in  the  past,  whether  in  literature  for  the  intellect  of  men, 
or  for  justice  and  humanity,  were  once  but  thoughts  or  theories 
in  the  minds  of  their  authors.  These  were  not  obtained  without 
struggles  and  sacrifices.  Heroes  have  fallen  and  martyrs  have 
died  that  freedom  and  truth  mighc  rise  and  live. 

Energy  of  character  was  an  important  factor  in  the  lives  of 
such  men,  who  struggled  long  to  attain  the  one  end  they  had 


ADDRESS  TO   7 'HE  OLD  PLATE.  51 

steadfastly  in  view.  What  noble  examples  we  have  of  such  en- 
ergy in  the  lives  of  those  in  the  past !  And  as  we  have  found  them 
in  the  past  we  can  still  find  them  today  and  the  morrow  will 
bring  forth  new  ones. 

It  may  not  be  the  lot  of  any  of  us  to  fall  in  a  strife  for  free- 
dom or  die  a  martyr  in  the  cause  of  truth,  yet  we  can  take  to 
heart  the  lessons  they  have  taught.  While  one  needs  a  true  esti- 
mate and  knowledge  of  his  strength  and  ability,  the  mainspring 
of  success  in  life  is  perseverence.  Peiseverence  to  remain  firm, 
through  struggle  and  defeat,  to  the  purpose  of  one's  life  is  the 
one  important  element  to  success. 

And  now,  classmates,  may  the  same  friendship  and  har- 
mony which  has  bound  our  class  together  in  the  past  continue 
until  the  final  reunion  day. 

Do  thou,  Old  Pine— Dartmouth's  silent  guardian — grant 
success  to  the  hopes,  the  aims  and  the  efforts  of  each  and  every 
one  of  Dartmouth  Ninety  one. 


CLASS  ODE. 


CLARENCE    HENRY   WILLEY,    BARTON    LANDING,    VT. 


Lij)  RE  the  parting;  word  is  spoken, 

|C)         While  the  evening  shades  prolong. 

^K   Heart  and  voice  once  more  uniting, 

(~>  Let  us  raise  our  farewell  song. 

Like  a  flood  come  back  the  memories 

Of  our  careless,  happy  past; 
Life's  stern  duties  now  dema  d  us, 
We  must  sundered  be  at  last. 

Many  days  were  bright  and  cheering, 

All  was  fair  then  to  the  view, 
Sometimes  dark  has  been  the  pathway, 

Trying  loyal  hearts  and  true. 
Undivided  stood  we  ever, 

Undivided  may  we  be, 
Bound  by  firmer  ties  than  friendship  : 

Here  we  swear  our  fealty. 

Welcome  be  the  strife  before  us, 

Trumpet's  call  and  battle's  din. 
From  a  grasping  world  and  heartless, 

Rich  the  tribute  we  shall  win. 
Yet  'tis  meet,  while  still  united, 

Just  to  drop  one  parting  tear. 
May  we  each  be  true  to  Dartmouth, 

Do  our  best  and  know  no  fear. 


